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S. Westhaus

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:virus· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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S. Ciesek· 3 shared D. Bojkova· 2 shared M. Widera· 2 shared S. Hoehl· 2 shared A. Berger· 1 shared B. Rotter· 1 shared C. Ruehl· 1 shared H. F. Rabenau· 1 shared

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Evaluation of stability and inactivation methods of SARS-CoV-2 in context of laboratory settings

S. Westhaus, M. Widera, H. Rabenau, S. Hoehl, D. Bojkova, J. Cinatl, S. Ciesek

This study evaluates inactivation methods for SARS-CoV-2 in laboratory settings, finding that some lysis buffers and chemical treatments effectively inactivate the virus, while others do not.

bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2020Microbiology

Clinical performance of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody tests and potential protective immunity

N. Kohmer, S. Westhaus, C. Ruehl, S. Ciesek, H. F. Rabenau

The paper evaluates the performance of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody tests and finds they show high sensitivity in later infection phases but cross-reactivity with other viruses.

bioRxiv · May 8, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Optimized qRT-PCR approach for the detection of intra- and extracellular SARS-CoV-2 RNAs

T. Toptan, S. Hoehl, S. Westhaus, D. Bojkova, A. Berger, B. Rotter, K. Hoffmeier, S. Ciesek, M. Widera

This study presents an optimized qRT-PCR method for detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA using a low-cost SYBR green approach, showing improved detection limits and simplicity compared to multi-step assays.

bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2020Microbiology