Sequencing of wastewater useful for control of SARS-CoV-2

(American Society for Microbiology) Viral genome sequencing of wastewater can detect new SARS-CoV-2 variants before they are detected by local clinical sequencing, according to a new study reported in mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The ability to track SARS-CoV-2 mutations in wastewater could be particularly useful for tracking new variants, like the B.1.17 strain that is now widespread in the U.K. and has already been introduced in the US.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 19, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news