VarLOCK: sequencing-independent, rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern for point-of-care testing, qPCR pipelines and national wastewater surveillance

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need for rapid molecular diagnostics. Vaccination programs can provide protection and facilitate the opening of society, but newly emergent and existing viral variants capable of evading the immune system endanger their efficacy. Effective surveillance...

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Main Authors: Xinsheng Nan, Patrick Hardinge, Sven Hoehn, Shrinivas Nivrutti Dighe, John Ukeri, Darius F. Pease, Joshua Griffin, Jessica I. Warrington, Zack Saud, Emma Hottinger, Gordon Webster, Davey Jones, Peter Kille, Andrew Weightman, Richard Stanton, Oliver K. Castell, James A. H. Murray, Tomasz P. Jurkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47289-0