Benchmarking concentration and direct extraction methods for wastewater-based surveillance of eight human respiratory viruses: implications for rapid application to novel pathogens
Li-Wen Audrey Wang, Minxi Jiang, Allie Nguyen, Staci R. Kane, Monica K. Borucki, Rose S. Kantor, Kara L. Nelson
This study benchmarks four concentration and extraction methods for detecting eight respiratory viruses in wastewater using dPCR, showing method-specific sensitivity and recovery efficiency.
Environmental Science & Technology · Aug 29, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology