A faster and less costly alternative for RNA extraction of SARS-CoV-2 using proteinase k treatment followed by thermal shock.

One of the biggest challenges during the pandemic has been obtaining and maintaining critical material to conduct the increasing demand for molecular tests. Sometimes, the lack of suppliers and the global shortage of these reagents, a consequence of the high demand, make it difficult to detect and d...

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Main Authors: Adolfo Marcelo Ñique, Fiorella Coronado-Marquina, Jairo Andrés Mendez Rico, María Paquita García Mendoza, Nancy Rojas-Serrano, Paulo Vitor Marques Simas, Cesar Cabezas Sanchez, Jan Felix Drexler
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.0248885