| CPC C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6869 (2013.01); C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); G16B 40/30 (2019.02); G16B 50/30 (2019.02)] | 24 Claims |

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1. A nucleic acid preservation composition comprising:
(a) an iron chelator,
(b) poly-L-lysine hydrobromide at a mixed molecular weight of 1,000 Da to 5,000 Da, and
(c) one or more agents selected from: (i) a divalent cation chelator that is different from the iron chelator, (ii) D-alpha-tocopherol polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate and (iii) an antimicrobial agent.
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