Rapid Detection of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) SARS-CoV-2 Variant Using a COVID-19 Diagnostic PCR Assay

Rapid Detection of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) SARS-CoV-2 Variant Using a COVID-19 Diagnostic PCR Assay

ABSTRACT The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the last variant of concern (VOC) identified to date. Compared to whole-genome or gene-specific sequencing methods, reverse-transcription PCR assays may be a simpler approach to study VOCs. We...

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Main Authors: Chiara Ippoliti, Flavio De Maio, Giulia Santarelli, Simona Marchetti, Antonietta Vella, Rosaria Santangelo, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
PCR assay
Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant
rapid testing
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00990-22

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