Development and clinical application of a novel CRISPR-Cas12a based assay for the detection of African swine fever virus

Abstract Background As no treatment or effective vaccine for African swine fever virus (ASFV) is currently available, a rapid, highly sensitive diagnostic is urgently needed to curb the spread of ASFV. Results Here we designed a novel CRISPR-Cas12a based assay for ASFV detection. To detect different...

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Main Authors: Xiaoying Wang, Sheng He, Na Zhao, Xiaohong Liu, Yongchang Cao, Guihong Zhang, Gang Wang, Chunhe Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01966-6