A buccal swab usually involves scraping the inside of the cheek to collect cells for testing.

Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8375080/alleged-grandmother-killer-consents-to-dna-collection/?src=rss

A nasopharyngeal swab sample was collected as part of routine severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) surveillance and tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

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For the study, researchers — from the Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, Ramjas College, and Delhi University — tested skin and ear swab samples from 87 dogs in the in-patient department of Delhi’s Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/drug-resistant-fungus-identified-as-a-global-threat-found-in-hospitalised-stray-dogs-in-delhi/article67058034.ece

If you find substances around the Digital Crown, use a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol to clean it and repeat as needed until the Digital Crown moves freely again.

Source: https://www.devicemag.com/apple-watch-dial-sticky/

I took the swab test everyday during my 10-day quarantine at Grand Hotel in Xiamen city before I left for Beijing.

Source: https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/recent-covid-19-outbreak-in-china-why-targeting-china-for-deliberate-mischievous-propaganda-is-dangerous-and-counter-productive/

Martyn McDevitt tested positive for benzoylecgonine — a metabolite of the class A narcotic — after providing a roadside mouth swab to officers at ten o'clock in the morning.

Source: https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/23341023.drug-driver-put-everyone-danger-road/?ref=rss

Once all of the visible dirt has been removed, dampen the cotton swab with water and use it to carefully wipe away any remaining build-up within the holes of the mesh.

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People 14 and older can collect their own nasal swab samples.

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Researchers were interested in a swab taken from a cart linked to a specific market stall that Holmes had visited in 2014, noting that it contained raccoon dogs in a cage on top of a cage that held birds.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/health_and_wellness/covid-origins-tied-to-raccoon-dogs-sold-at-wuhan-market/article_09919145-92a1-5d67-b440-cc70fafd0c20.html

So, all they did was show that, in the same swab, they had nucleic acid from a raccoon dog and nucleic acid from COVID.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/03/21/redfield-media-coverage-of-covid-origins-antithetical-to-science/

The court heard that Clancy was arrested at the checkpoint after a saliva swab taken at the scene indicated the presence of cannabis.

Source: https://www.limerickpost.ie/2023/03/23/driver-with-54-previous-convictions-who-smoked-cannabis-banned-for-40-years/

Then, use a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol to gently wipe the keys and surface of the keyboard.

Source: https://www.devicemag.com/cleaning-mac-keyboard-with-alcohol/

The time to know the result of the mouth swab test is within a few minutes only.

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To use the Embark Kit, you swab your dog’s mouth with the included sample collector, then use the prepaid envelope to mail it back for testing.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/article/best-dog-dna-tests/