Whole Plasmid and Amplicon Sequencing Sample Submission Guidelines

Whole Plasmid Sequencing

  1. GENEWIZ Drop Box – Place your samples and a copy of your order form in a GENEWIZ drop box before the cut-off time.
  2. Alternative Logistics – If a GENEWIZ drop box is not available, please follow the standard logistics options for your region.
European Customers United Kingdom Customers
GENEWIZ Germany GmbH
Bahnhofstrasse 86
04158 Leipzig
Germany
Logistics Support: Genomics.Service.Europe@azenta.com
Technical Support: Sanger.Europe@azenta.com
+49 (0)341 520 122-41
GENEWIZ UK Ltd
Hope End, Takeley
Essex, CM22 6TA
United Kingdom
Logistics Support: Genomics.Service.UK@azenta.com
Technical Support: Sanger.UK@azenta.com
+44 (0)1279 873837
Plasmid-EZ (Whole Plasmid Sequencing)
Sample Type Quantity Quality Shipping Temperature
Plasmid DNA*
Water, EB, Low TE buffer (0.1mM EDTA)
Minimum Amount:
Quantity: ≥500 ng
Volume: ≥10 µL
Concentration: 50 ng/µL Normalized
A260/A280 = 1.8-2.0 Ambient or blue ice
Bacteria
  • Colonies on agar
  • Liquid culture
  • Glycerol stock
  • Circle and number colonies or leave blank for random pick.
  • 100ul of overnight-grown liquid culture (8 to 16 hours)
  • 100ul of glycerol per clone
  • Individual colonies should be widely spaced on agar plate
  • For liquid culture and glycerol stock, sample should be visibly cloudy
  • Agar and liquid culture – Ambient or blue ice
  • Glycerol stock – dry ice
Colony-EZ (Whole Plasmid Sequencing from Bacteria)
Sample Type Quantity Quality Shipping Temperature
Bacterial Colonies
Bacteria* BSL1 specimens only
1 colony per well submitted in a 96-well agar stab plate 1 well-grown colony per well (incubated for at least 8h) Ambient or blue ice
Liquid Culture
Bacteria* BSL1 specimens only
100ul of overnight-grown liquid culture (8 to 16 hours) Samples should be visibly cloudy Ambient or blue ice
Glycerol Stock
Bacteria* BSL1 specimens only
100ul of glycerol stock Samples should be visibly cloudy Dry ice

Oxford Nanopore Amplicon Sequencing

Direct Shipping:

Please use an overnight delivery service such as DHL for all samples. A printout of the confirmed quote must be included with the material.

All direct shipments should be sent to:

European Customers United Kingdom Customers
ATTN: NGS LAB
Katja Zunkel
GENEWIZ Germany GmbH
Bahnhofstrasse 86
Germany
Logistics Support: Genomics.Service.Europe@azenta.com
Technical Support: Sanger.Europe@azenta.com
+49 (0)341 520 122-41
ATTN: NGS LAB
Katja Zunkel
GENEWIZ UK Ltd
Hope End, Takeley
Essex, CM22 6TA
United Kingdom
Logistics Support: Genomics.Service.UK@azenta.com
Technical Support: Sanger.UK@azenta.com
+44 (0)1279 873837

Tubes / Plates

Organize your samples in tubes or plates following the order indicated on the sample submission form.

Tubes: Prepare samples in clearly labeled and well-organized 1.5 mL flip-cap microcentrifuge tubes. Please avoid using Parafilm to seal the tubes.

Plates: For projects with 16 or more samples, prepare samples in clearly labeled, securely sealed 96-well full-skirted PCR v-bottom plates. Arrange the samples vertically by column (i.e. A1, B1, C1, etc.)

PCR-EZ (Long-Read PCR Product Sequencing)
Sample Type Quantity Quality Shipping Temperature
Unpurified and Purified PCR Products
Water, EB, Low TE buffer (0.1mM EDTA)
Minimum Amount:
Quantity: ≥500 ng
Volume: ≥10 µL for purified PCR products, 20 µL for un-purified PCR products
Concentration: 50 ng/µL Normalized
A260/A280 = 1.8–2.0 Ambient or blue ice

Amplicon-Based Next Generation Sequencing

Direct Shipping:

Please use an overnight delivery service such as DHL for all NGS samples. A printout of the confirmed quote must be included with the material.

All direct shipments should be sent to:

European Customers United Kingdom Customers
ATTN: NGS LAB
Katja Zunkel
GENEWIZ Germany GmbH
Bahnhofstrasse 86
Germany
Logistics Support: Genomics.Service.Europe@azenta.com
Technical Support: NGS.Europe@azenta.com
+49 (0)341 520 122-41
ATTN: NGS LAB
Katja Zunkel
GENEWIZ UK Ltd
Hope End, Takeley
Essex, CM22 6TA
United Kingdom
Logistics Support: Genomics.Service.UK@azenta.com
Technical Support: NGS.Europe@azenta.com
+44 (0)1279 873837

Tubes / Plates

Organize your samples in tubes or plates following the order indicated on the sample submission form.

Tubes: Prepare samples in clearly labeled and well-organized 1.5 mL flip-cap microcentrifuge tubes. Please avoid using Parafilm to seal the tubes.

Plates: For projects with 16 or more samples, prepare samples in clearly labeled, securely sealed 96-well full-skirted PCR v-bottom plates. Arrange the samples vertically by column (i.e. A1, B1, C1, etc.)

Quality control (QC) is conducted using Qubit (not Nanodrop) and TapeStation. QC results will determine the most suitable approach based on sample quantity and quality.

Illumina Amplicon Sequencing
Sample Type Quantity Quality Shipping Temperature
Genomic DNA Double-Stranded*
Water, EB, low TE buffer (0.1mM EDTA)
Preferred Amount:
Quantity: ≥250 ng
Volume: 25-50 µL
Concentration: 10 – 50 ng/µL

Minimum Amount:
Quantity: 150 ng
Volume: >25 µL
Concentration: ≥6 ng/µL
A260/A280 = 1.8-2.0
DIN >5.0
RNA-free
Dry ice

*Purified and unpurified amplicons, restriction digested material, fragmented DNA, and plasmids accepted.

PacBio Amplicon Sequencing
Sample Type Quantity Quality Shipping Temperature
Amplicon DNA*
Low TE buffer (0.1mM EDTA)
Preferred Amount:
Quantity: ≥2 µg
Volume: ≥20 µL
Concentration: ≥50 ng/µL

Minimum Amount:
Quantity: ≥1 µg
Volume: ≥20 µL
Concentration: ≥50 ng/µL
A260/A280 = 1.8-2.2
A260/A230 = ≥2.0
RNA-free
Dry ice

*Purified and unpurified amplicons, restriction digested material, and plasmids accepted. Additionally, we can prepare an amplicon from a wide range of starting materials, including genomic DNA, cell pellets, and tissue material. Please see the Extraction Requirements section for further details.

Custom TargetGxOne™ Amplicon Sequencing
Sample Type Quantity Quality Shipping Temperature
Genomic DNA Double-stranded
Water, EB, Low TE buffer (0.1mM EDTA)
Preferred Amount:
Quantity: ≥250 ng
Volume: 25-50 µL
Concentration: ≥10 ng/µL

Minimum Amount:
Quantity: 100 ng
Volume: ≥25 µL
Concentration: ≥4 ng/µL
A260/A280 = 1.8-2.0
DIN >7.0
RNA-free
Dry ice
Amplicon-EZ (AMP-EZ)
Sample Type Quantity Quality Shipping Temperature
Purified PCR Products
Water, EB, Low TE buffer (0.1mM EDTA)
Minimum Amount:
Quantity: ≥500 ng
Volume: ≥25 µL
Concentration: 20 ng/µL Normalized
A260/A280 = 1.8-2.0 Ambient or blue ice