QIAGEN N.V. announced the 2,500th placement of QIAsymphony. Marking this milestone, QIAGEN is also launching the new QIAsymphony PowerFecal Pro DNA Kit to automate the gold standard microbiome sample prep kit. Extracting microbiome DNA from gut, stool, and soil samples can be difficult. These sample types often contain high levels of substances like heme, lipids and polysaccharides which cloud true quantities of DNA, creating results that may not reflect actual biodiversity. The new QIAsymphony PowerFecal Pro DNA Kit uses patented Inhibitor Removal Technology (IRT) to clean impurities from samples and reveal the DNA of a more diverse population of bacteria and fungi. Benefits of the QIAsymphony PowerFecal Pro DNA Kit at a glance; Efficient lysis of bacteria and fungi in all stool and soil samples; Automating the procedure on the QIAsymphony SP for reproducible medium to high throughput purification of DNA; Recovering inhibitor-free DNA, ready to use directly in downstream next-generation sequencing (NGS) applications; Achieving unbiased results that accurately represent sample alpha diversity.