"# This text file contains the metadata used for our publication ""Home-made cost effective preservation buffer is a better alternative to commercial preservation methods for microbiome research"" and herein ""sample identifier"" corresponds to the fastq-files available in the compressed folder ""Sheep_fecal_microbiome.tar.gz""." sample ID sample identifier sheep name preservation treatment 100 100_S217_L001_R1_001.fastq Herbie RNAlater_frozen 100 100_S217_L001_R2_001.fastq Herbie RNAlater_frozen 101 101_S218_L001_R1_001.fastq Ramses RNAlater_frozen 101 101_S218_L001_R2_001.fastq Ramses RNAlater_frozen 102 102_S219_L001_R1_001.fastq Jolly RNAlater_frozen 102 102_S219_L001_R2_001.fastq Jolly RNAlater_frozen 103 103_S220_L001_R1_001.fastq Oli RNAlater_frozen 103 103_S220_L001_R2_001.fastq Oli RNAlater_frozen 104 104_S221_L001_R1_001.fastq Puderzucker RNAlater_frozen 104 104_S221_L001_R2_001.fastq Puderzucker RNAlater_frozen 105 105_S222_L001_R1_001.fastq Tilly RNAlater_frozen 105 105_S222_L001_R2_001.fastq Tilly RNAlater_frozen 106 106_S223_L001_R1_001.fastq Schoko RNAlater_frozen 106 106_S223_L001_R2_001.fastq Schoko RNAlater_frozen 107 107_S224_L001_R1_001.fastq Mokka RNAlater_frozen 107 107_S224_L001_R2_001.fastq Mokka RNAlater_frozen 108 108_S225_L001_R1_001.fastq Oma RNAlater_frozen 108 108_S225_L001_R2_001.fastq Oma RNAlater_frozen 109 109_S226_L001_R1_001.fastq Molly RNAlater_frozen 109 109_S226_L001_R2_001.fastq Molly RNAlater_frozen 10A3B2 10A3B2_S202_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 10A3B2 10A3B2_S202_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 110 110_S199_L001_R1_001.fastq Herbie NAP_frozen 110 110_S199_L001_R2_001.fastq Herbie NAP_frozen 111 111_S200_L001_R1_001.fastq Ramses NAP_frozen 111 111_S200_L001_R2_001.fastq Ramses NAP_frozen 112 112_S201_L001_R1_001.fastq Jolly NAP_frozen 112 112_S201_L001_R2_001.fastq Jolly NAP_frozen 113 113_S202_L001_R1_001.fastq Oli NAP_frozen 113 113_S202_L001_R2_001.fastq Oli NAP_frozen 116 116_S242_L001_R1_001.fastq Schoko NAP_frozen 116 116_S242_L001_R2_001.fastq Schoko NAP_frozen 117 117_S243_L001_R1_001.fastq Mokka NAP_frozen 117 117_S243_L001_R2_001.fastq Mokka NAP_frozen 118 118_S244_L001_R1_001.fastq Oma NAP_frozen 118 118_S244_L001_R2_001.fastq Oma NAP_frozen 119 119_S245_L001_R1_001.fastq Molly NAP_frozen 119 119_S245_L001_R2_001.fastq Molly NAP_frozen 11A3C2 11A3C2_S203_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 11A3C2 11A3C2_S203_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 120 120_S246_L001_R1_001.fastq Herbie DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 120 120_S246_L001_R2_001.fastq Herbie DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 121 121_S247_L001_R1_001.fastq Ramses DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 121 121_S247_L001_R2_001.fastq Ramses DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 122 122_S248_L001_R1_001.fastq Jolly DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 122 122_S248_L001_R2_001.fastq Jolly DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 123 123_S249_L001_R1_001.fastq Oli DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 123 123_S249_L001_R2_001.fastq Oli DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 124 124_S250_L001_R1_001.fastq Puderzucker DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 124 124_S250_L001_R2_001.fastq Puderzucker DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 125 125_S251_L001_R1_001.fastq Tilly DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 125 125_S251_L001_R2_001.fastq Tilly DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 126 126_S252_L001_R1_001.fastq Schoko DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 126 126_S252_L001_R2_001.fastq Schoko DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 127 127_S253_L001_R1_001.fastq Mokka DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 127 127_S253_L001_R2_001.fastq Mokka DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 129 129_S255_L001_R1_001.fastq Molly DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 129 129_S255_L001_R2_001.fastq Molly DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 12A3D2 12A3D2_S204_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 12A3D2 12A3D2_S204_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 130 130_S189_L001_R1_001.fastq Herbie Forensic Swab_frozen 130 130_S189_L001_R2_001.fastq Herbie Forensic Swab_frozen 131 131_S190_L001_R1_001.fastq Ramses Forensic Swab_frozen 131 131_S190_L001_R2_001.fastq Ramses Forensic Swab_frozen 132 132_S191_L001_R1_001.fastq Jolly Forensic Swab_frozen 132 132_S191_L001_R2_001.fastq Jolly Forensic Swab_frozen 133 133_S192_L001_R1_001.fastq Oli Forensic Swab_frozen 133 133_S192_L001_R2_001.fastq Oli Forensic Swab_frozen 134 134_S193_L001_R1_001.fastq Puderzucker Forensic Swab_frozen 134 134_S193_L001_R2_001.fastq Puderzucker Forensic Swab_frozen 135 135_S194_L001_R1_001.fastq Tilly Forensic Swab_frozen 135 135_S194_L001_R2_001.fastq Tilly Forensic Swab_frozen 136 136_S195_L001_R1_001.fastq Schoko Forensic Swab_frozen 136 136_S195_L001_R2_001.fastq Schoko Forensic Swab_frozen 137 137_S196_L001_R1_001.fastq Mokka Forensic Swab_frozen 137 137_S196_L001_R2_001.fastq Mokka Forensic Swab_frozen 138 138_S197_L001_R1_001.fastq Oma Forensic Swab_frozen 138 138_S197_L001_R2_001.fastq Oma Forensic Swab_frozen 139 139_S198_L001_R1_001.fastq Molly Forensic Swab_frozen 139 139_S198_L001_R2_001.fastq Molly Forensic Swab_frozen 13A3E2 13A3E2_S205_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 13A3E2 13A3E2_S205_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 14A3F2 14A3F2_S206_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 14A3F2 14A3F2_S206_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 15A3G2 15A3G2_S207_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 15A3G2 15A3G2_S207_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 16A3H2 16A3H2_S208_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 16A3H2 16A3H2_S208_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 17A3A3 17A3A3_S209_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 17A3A3 17A3A3_S209_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 18A3B3 18A3B3_S210_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 18A3B3 18A3B3_S210_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_not frozen 19A3C3 19A3C3_S211_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 19A3C3 19A3C3_S211_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 20A3D3 20A3D3_S212_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 20A3D3 20A3D3_S212_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 21A3E3 21A3E3_S213_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 21A3E3 21A3E3_S213_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 22A3F3 22A3F3_S214_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 22A3F3 22A3F3_S214_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 23A3G3 23A3G3_S215_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 23A3G3 23A3G3_S215_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 24A3H3 24A3H3_S216_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 24A3H3 24A3H3_S216_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_frozen 25A3A4 25A3A4_S217_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 25A3A4 25A3A4_S217_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 26A3B4 26A3B4_S218_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 26A3B4 26A3B4_S218_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 27A3C4 27A3C4_S219_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 27A3C4 27A3C4_S219_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 28A3D4 28A3D4_S220_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 28A3D4 28A3D4_S220_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 29A3E4 29A3E4_S221_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 29A3E4 29A3E4_S221_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 30A3F4 30A3F4_S222_L001_R1_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 30A3F4 30A3F4_S222_L001_R2_001.fastq R NAP_not frozen 31A3G4 31A3G4_S223_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 31A3G4 31A3G4_S223_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 32A3H4 32A3H4_S224_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 32A3H4 32A3H4_S224_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 33A3A5 33A3A5_S225_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 33A3A5 33A3A5_S225_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 34A3B5 34A3B5_S226_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 34A3B5 34A3B5_S226_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 35A3C5 35A3C5_S227_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 35A3C5 35A3C5_S227_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 36A3D5 36A3D5_S228_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 36A3D5 36A3D5_S228_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_frozen 37A3E5 37A3E5_S229_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 37A3E5 37A3E5_S229_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 38A3F5 38A3F5_S230_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 38A3F5 38A3F5_S230_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 39A3G5 39A3G5_S231_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 39A3G5 39A3G5_S231_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 40A3H5 40A3H5_S232_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 40A3H5 40A3H5_S232_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 41A3A6 41A3A6_S233_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 41A3A6 41A3A6_S233_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 42A3B6 42A3B6_S234_L001_R1_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 42A3B6 42A3B6_S234_L001_R2_001.fastq R DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 43A3C6 43A3C6_S235_L001_R1_001.fastq R Forensic Swab_not frozen 43A3C6 43A3C6_S235_L001_R2_001.fastq R Forensic Swab_not frozen 44A3D6 44A3D6_S236_L001_R1_001.fastq R Forensic Swab_not frozen 44A3D6 44A3D6_S236_L001_R2_001.fastq R Forensic Swab_not frozen 45A3E6 45A3E6_S237_L001_R1_001.fastq R Forensic Swab_not frozen 45A3E6 45A3E6_S237_L001_R2_001.fastq R Forensic Swab_not frozen 46A3F6 46A3F6_S238_L001_R1_001.fastq R Forensic Swab_not frozen 46A3F6 46A3F6_S238_L001_R2_001.fastq R Forensic Swab_not frozen 47A3G6 47A3G6_S239_L001_R1_001.fastq R Forensic Swab_not frozen 47A3G6 47A3G6_S239_L001_R2_001.fastq R Forensic Swab_not frozen 50 50_S203_L001_R1_001.fastq Herbie RNAlater_not frozen 50 50_S203_L001_R2_001.fastq Herbie RNAlater_not frozen 52 52_S205_L001_R1_001.fastq Jolly RNAlater_not frozen 52 52_S205_L001_R2_001.fastq Jolly RNAlater_not frozen 53 53_S206_L001_R1_001.fastq Oli RNAlater_not frozen 53 53_S206_L001_R2_001.fastq Oli RNAlater_not frozen 54 54_S207_L001_R1_001.fastq Puderzucker RNAlater_not frozen 54 54_S207_L001_R2_001.fastq Puderzucker RNAlater_not frozen 55 55_S208_L001_R1_001.fastq Tilly RNAlater_not frozen 55 55_S208_L001_R2_001.fastq Tilly RNAlater_not frozen 56 56_S209_L001_R1_001.fastq Schoko RNAlater_not frozen 56 56_S209_L001_R2_001.fastq Schoko RNAlater_not frozen 57 57_S210_L001_R1_001.fastq Mokka RNAlater_not frozen 57 57_S210_L001_R2_001.fastq Mokka RNAlater_not frozen 58 58_S211_L001_R1_001.fastq Oma RNAlater_not frozen 58 58_S211_L001_R2_001.fastq Oma RNAlater_not frozen 59 59_S212_L001_R1_001.fastq Molly RNAlater_not frozen 59 59_S212_L001_R2_001.fastq Molly RNAlater_not frozen 60 60_S213_L001_R1_001.fastq Herbie NAP_not frozen 60 60_S213_L001_R2_001.fastq Herbie NAP_not frozen 61 61_S214_L001_R1_001.fastq Ramses NAP_not frozen 61 61_S214_L001_R2_001.fastq Ramses NAP_not frozen 62 62_S215_L001_R1_001.fastq Jolly NAP_not frozen 62 62_S215_L001_R2_001.fastq Jolly NAP_not frozen 63 63_S216_L001_R1_001.fastq Oli NAP_not frozen 63 63_S216_L001_R2_001.fastq Oli NAP_not frozen 64 64_S227_L001_R1_001.fastq Puderzucker NAP_not frozen 64 64_S227_L001_R2_001.fastq Puderzucker NAP_not frozen 65 65_S228_L001_R1_001.fastq Tilly NAP_not frozen 65 65_S228_L001_R2_001.fastq Tilly NAP_not frozen 66 66_S229_L001_R1_001.fastq Schoko NAP_not frozen 66 66_S229_L001_R2_001.fastq Schoko NAP_not frozen 67 67_S230_L001_R1_001.fastq Mokka NAP_not frozen 67 67_S230_L001_R2_001.fastq Mokka NAP_not frozen 68 68_S231_L001_R1_001.fastq Oma NAP_not frozen 68 68_S231_L001_R2_001.fastq Oma NAP_not frozen 70 70_S233_L001_R1_001.fastq Herbie DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 70 70_S233_L001_R2_001.fastq Herbie DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 71 71_S234_L001_R1_001.fastq Ramses DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 71 71_S234_L001_R2_001.fastq Ramses DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 73 73_S236_L001_R1_001.fastq Oli DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 73 73_S236_L001_R2_001.fastq Oli DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 74 74_S237_L001_R1_001.fastq Puderzucker DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 74 74_S237_L001_R2_001.fastq Puderzucker DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 75 75_S238_L001_R1_001.fastq Tilly DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 75 75_S238_L001_R2_001.fastq Tilly DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 76 76_S239_L001_R1_001.fastq Schoko DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 76 76_S239_L001_R2_001.fastq Schoko DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 77 77_S240_L001_R1_001.fastq Mokka DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 77 77_S240_L001_R2_001.fastq Mokka DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 78 78_S241_L001_R1_001.fastq Oma DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 78 78_S241_L001_R2_001.fastq Oma DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen 7A3G1 7A3G1_S199_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 7A3G1 7A3G1_S199_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 80 80_S179_L001_R1_001.fastq Herbie Forensic Swab_not frozen 80 80_S179_L001_R2_001.fastq Herbie Forensic Swab_not frozen 81 81_S180_L001_R1_001.fastq Ramses Forensic Swab_not frozen 81 81_S180_L001_R2_001.fastq Ramses Forensic Swab_not frozen 82 82_S181_L001_R1_001.fastq Jolly Forensic Swab_not frozen 82 82_S181_L001_R2_001.fastq Jolly Forensic Swab_not frozen 83 83_S182_L001_R1_001.fastq Oli Forensic Swab_not frozen 83 83_S182_L001_R2_001.fastq Oli Forensic Swab_not frozen 84 84_S183_L001_R1_001.fastq Puderzucker Forensic Swab_not frozen 84 84_S183_L001_R2_001.fastq Puderzucker Forensic Swab_not frozen 85 85_S184_L001_R1_001.fastq Tilly Forensic Swab_not frozen 85 85_S184_L001_R2_001.fastq Tilly Forensic Swab_not frozen 86 86_S185_L001_R1_001.fastq Schoko Forensic Swab_not frozen 86 86_S185_L001_R2_001.fastq Schoko Forensic Swab_not frozen 87 87_S186_L001_R1_001.fastq Mokka Forensic Swab_not frozen 87 87_S186_L001_R2_001.fastq Mokka Forensic Swab_not frozen 88 88_S187_L001_R1_001.fastq Oma Forensic Swab_not frozen 88 88_S187_L001_R2_001.fastq Oma Forensic Swab_not frozen 89 89_S188_L001_R1_001.fastq Molly Forensic Swab_not frozen 89 89_S188_L001_R2_001.fastq Molly Forensic Swab_not frozen 8A3H1 8A3H1_S200_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 8A3H1 8A3H1_S200_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 9A3A2 9A3A2_S201_L001_R1_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen 9A3A2 9A3A2_S201_L001_R2_001.fastq R RNAlater_frozen H2OA3H6 H2OA3H6_S240_L001_R1_001.fastq control H20_not frozen H2OA3H6 H2OA3H6_S240_L001_R2_001.fastq control H20_not frozen NAP1 NAP1_S258_L001_R1_001.fastq control NAP_not frozen NAP1 NAP1_S258_L001_R2_001.fastq control NAP_not frozen NAP2 NAP2_S259_L001_R1_001.fastq control NAP_not frozen NAP2 NAP2_S259_L001_R2_001.fastq control NAP_not frozen NAP3 NAP3_S260_L001_R1_001.fastq control NAP_not frozen NAP3 NAP3_S260_L001_R2_001.fastq control NAP_not frozen pcrcontr1 pcrcontr1_S256_L001_R1_001.fastq control H20_not frozen pcrcontr1 pcrcontr1_S256_L001_R2_001.fastq control H20_not frozen RNAshield1 RNAshield1_S261_L001_R1_001.fastq control DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen RNAshield1 RNAshield1_S261_L001_R2_001.fastq control DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen RNAshield2 RNAshield2_S262_L001_R1_001.fastq control DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen RNAshield2 RNAshield2_S262_L001_R2_001.fastq control DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen RNAshield3 RNAshield3_S263_L001_R1_001.fastq control DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen RNAshield3 RNAshield3_S263_L001_R2_001.fastq control DNA/RNA Shield_not frozen