Patent ID: 8623665

Claim:
A method comprising: obtaining a system comprising a container comprising a tube having an open end and a closed end opposite the open end, a collector comprising a shaft and a collection portion extending from an end of the shaft, and a lid comprising a cap portion, an elongated handle portion, and an aperture extending axially through the cap portion and the elongated handle portion; collecting, using the collector, a fecal sample; inserting, after the collecting, the fecal sample within the container; securing, after the inserting, the lid to the container such that the cap portion engages the open end of the tube, the elongated handle portion extends outside and away from the container, and the shaft of the collector extends through the cap portion and into the elongated handle portion by extending into the aperture; transporting, after the securing, the container with the fecal sample contained therewithin to a testing facility; and processing, at the testing facility, the fecal sample, the processing comprising introducing a liquid through the aperture and into the container while the lid remains secured to the container and accelerating the container in a centrifuge.