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Environmental Science: Water Research & TechnologyAug 2022 |
8
(
10
),
2190-2195
DOI:
10.1039/d2ew00194b

Wastewater surveillance using ddPCR accurately tracked Omicron emergence due to altered N1 probe binding efficiency

Schussman, Melissa K.; Roguet, Adélaïde; Schmoldt, Angela; Dinan, Brooke; McLellan, Sandra L.
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Abstract
Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 uses droplet digital (dd)PCR for absolute quantification and high sensitivity. We found ddPCR can also distinguish and accurately quantify Delta and Omicron variants due to a mutation in the probe binding site.
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