Xiaoqing Xu1, Yu Deng1, Jiahui Ding1

  • 1Environmental Microbiome Engineering and Biotechnology Laboratory, Center for Environmental Engineering Research, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Water research
|April 24, 2024
PubMed
概括

这项研究验证了纳米孔测序用于对SARS-CoV-2的废水监测,显示了其用于变种识别和实时监测的准确性. 建议在废水样本中对碎片化病毒基因组进行较短的PCR放大.

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