Detection and Stability of SARS-CoV-2 Fragments in Wastewater: Impact of Storage Temperature

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater epidemiology suffers from uncertainties concerning sample storage. We show the effect of the storage of wastewater on the detectable SARS-CoV-2 load. Storage at 4 °C for up to 9 days had no significant effect, while storage at −20 °C led to a significant reduction in gene copy...

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Main Authors: Rudolf Markt, Markus Mayr, Evelyn Peer, Andreas O. Wagner, Nina Lackner, Heribert Insam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/9/1215