Influence of viral transport media and freeze-thaw cycling on the sensitivity of qRT-PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acids
Cian Holohan, Sophia Hanrahan, Nathan Feely, Peng Li, John O'Connell, Catherine Moss, Michael J. Carr, Oya Tagit, Gil U. Lee
This study evaluates how viral transport media and freeze-thaw cycles affect qRT-PCR sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 detection using synthetic RNA and DNA simulants.
Nanoscale · Jan 1, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology