An enhanced isothermal amplification assay for viral detection

oleh: Jason Qian, Sarah A. Boswell, Christopher Chidley, Zhi-xiang Lu, Mary E. Pettit, Benjamin L. Gaudio, Jesse M. Fajnzylber, Ryan T. Ingram, Rebecca H. Ward, Jonathan Z. Li, Michael Springer

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-11-01

Deskripsi

Current state-of-the-art diagnostics for infectious diseases are sensitive but require extensive equipment. Here the authors develop an enhanced recombinase polymerase amplification reaction for SARS-CoV-2 that allows for inexpensive and rapid testing with minimal equipment.