Comparison of SARS-CoV2 N gene real-time RT-PCR targets and commercially available mastermixes
J. R. Brown, D. O'Sullivan, R. P. Pereira, A. S. Whale, E. Busby, J. Huggett, K. Harris
The paper compares four RT-PCR mastermixes and three N gene assays for SARS-CoV-2 detection, finding the N2 assay most sensitive and Takara mastermix best at low detection limits.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2020Microbiology