Ribo-Zero™ and Globin-Zero™ Kit Selection Guide

Ribo-Zero™: Selection Guide | Species Compatibility | FAQs

The Ribo-Zero™ family of kits set the standard for rRNA removal for RNA-Seq sample prep.

RNA Sample
(for more complete list of compatible species, see the tables below)

 Kit Removes Euk. Cytoplasmic rRNA Removes Mitochondrial rRNA Removes Bacterial rRNA Removes Chloroplast rRNA Removes Globin mRNA
Human and other animal species and FFPE RNA Ribo-Zero™ Magnetic Kit (Human/Mouse/Rat) ✓        
Human and other animal species; FFPE RNA Ribo-Zero™ Magnetic Gold Kit (Human/Mouse/Rat) ✓ ✓      
Human, mouse, rat mixed with bacteria Ribo-Zero™ Magnetic Gold Kit (Epidemiology) ✓ ✓ ✓    
Bacteria
(Mixed populations of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria)		 Ribo-Zero™ Magnetic Kit (Bacteria)     ✓    
Gram-negative bacteria Ribo-Zero™ Magnetic Kit (Gram-Negative Bacteria)     ✓    
Gram-positive bacteria Ribo-Zero™ Magnetic Kit (Gram-Positive Bacteria)     ✓    
Plant leaf tissue Ribo-Zero™ Magnetic Kit (Plant Leaf) ✓ ✓   ✓  
Plant seed or root tissue Ribo-Zero™ Magnetic Kit (Plant Seed/Root) ✓ ✓   ✓  
Mammalian blood RNA Globin-Zero™ Gold Kit ✓ ✓     ✓