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Real-time allelic assays of SARS-CoV-2 variants to enhance sewage surveillance.
Water research - 15 Jul 2022
Xu Xiaoqing, Deng Yu, Ding Jiahui, Zheng Xiawan, Li Shuxian, Liu Lei, Chui Ho-Kwong, Poon Leo L M, Zhang Tong
Abstract excerpt
To effectively control the ongoing outbreaks of fast-spreading SARS-CoV-2 variants, there is an urgent need to add rapid variant detection and discrimination methods to the existing sewage surveillance systems established worldwide. We designed eight assays based on allele-specific RT-qPCR for real-time allelic discrimination of eight SARS-CoV-2 variants (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Omicron, Lambda, Mu, and Kappa)...
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