Introducing Microbiome Explorer Extended and Essentials—bringing the full Microbiome Explorer range to UK practitioners with flexible, clinical-grade microbiome testing across a wide range of clinical scenarios.

Designed for real-world, complex care

Clinical practice rarely follows a single pathway. Patients present at different stages of care, with varying levels of complexity, uncertainty, and need for investigation.

The Microbiome Explorer range is designed to support this reality, offering:

• Flexible depth of microbiome analysis for every clinical scenario
  Choose the right level of insight, from a full picture of the gut microbiome ecosystem including GI heath markers and potential presence of pathogens, to focused microbial analysis using the latest shotgun metagenomic sequencing, with balanced options in between.
• Clinically relevant marker insights across key health categories
  Go beyond species detection with GI health markers that provide meaningful insight into how the microbiome may be influencing patient health across multiple categories.
• Personalised, evidence-graded guidance to support confident care
  Support clinical decision-making with personalised diet, lifestyle and supplement insights, clearly graded by strength of published evidence.

All Microbiome Explorer tests are powered by Microba’s clinical-grade system and supported by evidence from over 1,500 peer-reviewed studies.

What’s new for the UK?

Microbiome Explorer Extended

Microbiome Explorer Extended provides key insights about the microbiome’s impact on patient health combined with key GI health markers. It’s designed for chronic presentations where infection has been ruled out.

Microbiome Explorer Essentials

Microbiome Explorer Essentials offers key insights about the microbiome’s impact on patient health. Its accessible design, one simple swab, offers a straightforward sampling experience, welcomed by value conscious patients or for use in retesting.

A complete range, built on one clinical-grade system

With Microbiome Explorer Comprehensive, Extended and Essentials now available in the UK, practitioners can confidently select the right depth of microbiome analysis – no more, no less – for each patient and stage of care.

All three options:

• Use Microba’s clinical-grade metagenomic sequencing
• Provide clinically relevant marker insights
• Support evidence-graded, personalised guidance

This ensures consistency of insight, interpretation and action, even as testing scope adapts to the clinical question.

Now available in the UK

Microbiome Explorer Extended and Essentials are now available for UK practitioners.

Looking to learn more about when to use each test? Read this article and utilise our Practitioner Test Selector tool to choose the right test for your patient.