{"id":823,"date":"2023-06-28T11:50:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcchrmicro.wpengine.com\/?page_id=823"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:40:34","slug":"protocols","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/protocols\/","title":{"rendered":"Protocols"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-container--full fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pb--md-6 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pb--sm-3\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tertiaryLight)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-align--center fndry-justify--sm-center fndry-justify--between\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pl--2 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pt--5 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pb--md-2 fndry-pr--md-0 fndry-pl--md-0\">\n\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs align fndry-pb--2 wp-block-bcn-breadcrumb-trail has-text-color has-background \" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\">\n\t<span><\/span>\n\t<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Gut4Health.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Gut4Health<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/?page_id=1229\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"fndry-post-title\" style=\"color:var(--fndry-color-secondary)\">Protocols<\/h1><p class=\"fndry-paragraph fndry-text-bannerIntro20\">Learn more about our protocols.<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--5 fndry-col--md-12\">\n\t<figure  class=\"fndry-image fndry-mb--0\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%;--img-height-all:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-2501\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2026\/01\/gut-4-health-protocols.jpg\" class=\"fndry-image__img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"--borderRadius:0px;--objectFit:cover;--imagePosX:50%;--imagePosY:50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2026\/01\/gut-4-health-protocols.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2026\/01\/gut-4-health-protocols-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2026\/01\/gut-4-health-protocols-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-pt--5 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pr--md-1 fndry-pl--md-1 fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pb--md-3 fndry-pt--sm-0 fndry-pb--sm-0 fndry-mt--sm-3 fndry-mb--sm-3\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pt--md-4 fndry-pb--md-4 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<h2 class=\"fndry-heading\">Reference protocols<\/h2><ul  class=\"fndry-list fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col\"><li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tDownload protocol for 16S library methodology\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2025\/12\/g4h_methods_16s_v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul  class=\"fndry-list fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col\"><li\n\t class=\"fndry-list-item\">\n\tDownload protocol for SCFA methodology\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2025\/12\/g4h_methods_scfa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"fndry-heading\">Bioinformatics<\/h2><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">If you would like to request bioinformatics analysis on your samples, please fill out this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScM1tcTMs4b2hwRM28w1dJiq3sm6PioVogX1jfnTbblVpB-gw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">form<\/a>. While explaining the parameters of your study, this form will provide a basic guide to organizing your research question and data presentation outcome.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">For further inquiries about bioinformatics analysis methods and services, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gut4health@bcchr.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gut4health@bcchr.ca<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">For examples of different types of bioinformatic analysis and visual representations, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2025\/12\/g4h_sample-data.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"fndry-heading\">Citations<\/h2><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">If you are publishing your work and have used Gut4Health resources in your project, please support the core by using the following text including the persistent identifier for G4H (Research Resource ID, RRID):<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\">This work was supported by resources made available through the Gut4Health Microbiome Core Facility at the BC Children&#8217;s Hospital Research Institute (<a href=\"https:\/\/coremarketplace.org\/?FacilityID=1785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RRID: SCR_023673<\/a>).<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-container--full fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pb--md-6 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-light)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-align--center fndry-justify--sm-center fndry-justify--between\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pl--2 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pt--5 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pb--md-2\">\n\t<h2 class=\"fndry-heading\" style=\"color:var(--fndry-color-secondary)\">Contact Us<\/h2><p class=\"fndry-paragraph fndry-text-intro18\">If you have inquries about the Gut4Health core, reach out.<\/p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/contact\/\" rel=\"\" id=\"fndry-block-64b56b19d5480\" class=\"fndry-btn fndry-btn-secondaryButtonWArrow\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--5 fndry-d--md-none\">\n\t<figure  class=\"fndry-image fndry-mb--0\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%;--img-height-all:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-2481\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2025\/12\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute.jpg\" class=\"fndry-image__img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"--borderRadius:0px;--objectFit:cover;--imagePosX:50%;--imagePosY:50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2025\/12\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2025\/12\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/files\/2025\/12\/bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute-768x651.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","fndry_alternate_title":""},"class_list":["post-823","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/823\/revisions\/2573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/gut4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}