Journal Pre-proof Impact of sampling and DNA extraction methods on skin microbiota assessment Yanisse Boulesnane, Julie Leloup, Thomas Z. Lerch, Anne Roynette, Anne-Marie Pensé-Lhéritier, Christine Mielcarek, Frédérique Changey PII: S0167-7012(19)31108-X DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2020.105880 Reference: MIMET 105880 To appear in: Journal of Microbiological Methods Received date: 5 December 2019 Revised date: 12 February 2020 Accepted date: 22 February 2020 Please cite this article as: Y. Boulesnane, J. Leloup, T.Z. Lerch, et al., Impact of sampling and DNA extraction methods on skin microbiota assessment, Journal of Microbiological Methods (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2020.105880 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier.