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Highly efficient and sensitive membrane-based concentration process allows quantification, surveillance, and sequencing of viruses in large volumes of wastewater.
Water research - 1 Feb 2024
El Soufi G, Di Jorio L, Gerber Z, Cluzel N, Van Assche J, Delafoy D, Olaso R, Daviaud C, Loustau T, Schwartz C, Trebouet D, Hernalsteens O, Marechal V, Raffestin S, Rousset D, Van Lint C, Deleuze J F, Boni M, Rohr O, Villain-Gambier M, Wallet C
Abstract excerpt
Wastewater-based epidemiology is experiencing exponential development. Despite undeniable advantages compared to patient-centered approaches (cost, anonymity, survey of large populations without bias, detection of asymptomatic infected peoples…), major technical limitations persist. Among them is the low sensitivity of the current methods used for quantifying and sequencing viral genomes from wastewater. In...
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