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Swabbing the Urban Environment - A Pipeline for Sampling and Detection of SARS-CoV-2 From Environmental Reservoirs
Published on: April 9, 2021
Open access methods and protocols promote open science in a pandemic
Emily Marcinkevicius1, Matthew J Pavlovich2
1Editor, Cell Reports Methods, Cell Press, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Abstract:
This Backstory discusses the development of a SARS-CoV-2 detection method using widely available laboratory equipment. The approach, reported in Cell Reports Methods and STAR Protocols, is intended as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19 that is accessible for resource-limited areas. We describe how the published method and protocols encourage adoption of the detection strategy in different areas and a variety of biological contexts. For complete details on the UnCovid method and protocols, please refer to (Alcántara et al., 2021a; Alcántara et al., 2021b; Mendoza-Rojas, et al., 2021).
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