Why do you offer shotgun and qPCR testing for Candida and H. pylori?

Shotgun sequencing:

• Provides species-level identification (C. albicans vs. C. glabrata)
• Shows relative abundance within the microbial community up to 0.005% sensitivity
• Can reveal accompanying dysbiosis patterns

qPCR:

• Higher analytical sensitivity for single-target quantification
• Better for very low-level detection (< 0.005% abundance)

Tiny Health Gut Health Tests reports on the microbes and their genetic capabilities in the large intestine. H. pylori is typically located in the gastric, upper-GI region and not commonly picked up in the lower GI. The gold standard for testing for H. pylori is a stool antigen test or a breath test.