Robotic RNA extraction for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance using saliva samples.

Saliva is an attractive specimen type for asymptomatic surveillance of COVID-19 in large populations due to its ease of collection and its demonstrated utility for detecting RNA from SARS-CoV-2. Multiple saliva-based viral detection protocols use a direct-to-RT-qPCR approach that eliminates nucleic...

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Main Authors: Jennifer R Hamilton, Elizabeth C Stahl, Connor A Tsuchida, Enrique Lin-Shiao, C Kimberly Tsui, Kathleen Pestal, Holly K Gildea, Lea B Witkowsky, Erica A Moehle, Shana L McDevitt, Matthew McElroy, Amanda Keller, Iman Sylvain, Ariana Hirsh, Alison Ciling, Alexander J Ehrenberg, Bradley R Ringeisen, Garth Huberty, Fyodor D Urnov, Petros Giannikopoulos, Jennifer A Doudna, IGI SARS-CoV-2 Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255690