customers purchase kits to sample one or more parts of their body, including the gut, genitals, mouth, nose, or skin. after swabbing, a participant takes a survey which is used to make correlations with microbiome data. the participant sends the kit to the company in the mail and receives data in a few weeks; he or she can compare their data with that of ubiome’s data set. in 2015 ubiome received clinical laboratory improvement amendments (clia) certification from the state of california. in 2016, ubiome received accreditation from the college of american pathologists.