Microbiome Core & Metabolomic

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Services & Rates

Our current service portfolio includes the following:

Services: UC Rate: External Rate:
16s $63 per sample $91 per sample
Metagenomics (WGS) $84 per sample $122 per sample
Metabolomics $84 per sample $122 per sample
Technician Rate $50 per hour $75 per hour
Storage Fee (-80C): UC Rate: External Rate:
1.5-2.0 mL in 2” boxes $0.25 per box $0.30 per box
3.0-5.0 mL tubes or 3” boxes $0.30 per box $0.40 per box
15mL Conical Tubes 0.75 per 10 tubes
(20 tubes = $1.50)
$1.00 per 10 tubes
350mL Conical Tubes $1.00 per 10 tubes $1.50per 10 tubes
Swabs (not in medium) $0.01 ea swab
(100 swabs = $1.00)
$0.02 ea swab
(100 swabs = $2.00)

Prices are on a per month bases and will be charge on the 15th of each month.
Samples storage on or after the 15th will be charged the entire monthly fee.

  • Minimum 25k reads/sample for 16S/18S/ITS (6 96w plates in 1 miseq run)

  • Minimum 1 million reads/sample for metagenomics (1x384w plate on SP 300 run)

  • For read depths greater than 5-7 million reads per sample, please email kkcarter@health.ucsd.edu for pricing.