Looking for a needle in a haystack. SARS-CoV-2 variant characterization in sewage

© 2021 The Authors..

SARS-CoV-2 variants are emerging worldwide, and monitoring them is key in providing early warnings. Here, we summarize the different analytical approaches currently used to study the dissemination of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. We also provide preliminary results of two sensitive and cost-effective approaches: variant-specific reverse transcription-nested PCR assays and a nonvariant-specific amplicon deep sequencing strategy that targets three key regions of the viral spike protein. Next-generation sequencing approaches enable the simultaneous detection of signature mutations of different variants of concern in a single assay and may be the best option to explore the real picture at a particular time. Targeted PCR approaches focused on specific signature mutations will need continuous updating but are sensitive and cost-effective.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in environmental science & health - 24(2021) vom: 24. Dez., Seite 100308

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Itarte, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Bofill-Mas, Sílvia [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Puchol, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Torrell, Helena [VerfasserIn]
Ceretó, Adrià [VerfasserIn]
Carrasco, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Forés, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Canela, Núria [VerfasserIn]
Girones, Rosina [VerfasserIn]
Rusiñol, Marta [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Signature mutations
Variants of concern (VOCs)
Variants of interest (VOIs)
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE)

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Date Revised 02.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100308

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333863399