Double-quencher probes improve detection sensitivity toward Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay.

CONCLUSION: Double-quencher probes decreased the background fluorescence and improved the detection sensitivity of RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2. PMID: 32650037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32650037?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Virological Methods - July 6, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Hirotsu Y, Mochizuki H, Omata M Tags: J Virol Methods Source Type: research