Useful molecular tools for facing next pandemic events : Effective sample preparation and improved RT-PCR for highly sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater environment

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Viral pandemics can be inevitable in the next future. Considering SARS-CoV-2 pandemics as an example, there seems to be a need to develop a surveillance system able to monitor the presence of potential pathogenic agents. The sewage and wastewater environments demonstrated to be suitable targets for such kind of analysis. In addition, it is important to have reliable molecular diagnostic tools and also to develop a robust detection strategy. In this study, an effective sample preparation procedure was selected from four options and combined with a newly developed improved RT-PCR. First, a model viral system was constructed, containing a fragment of the SARS-CoV-2 gene encoding for the Spike protein. The encapsidated S RNA mimic (ESRM) was based on the plum pox virus (PPV) genome with the inserted targeted gene fragment. ESRM was used for seeding wastewater samples in order to evaluate the viral recovery of four different viral RNA concentration/extraction methods. The efficiency of individual approaches was assessed by the use of a quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) and by a one-step single-tube nested quantitative reverse transcription PCR (OSN-qRT-PCR). For the detection of viruses in wastewater samples with low viral loads, OSN-qRT-PCR assay produced the most satisfactory results and the highest sensitivity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:245

Enthalten in:

International journal of hygiene and environmental health - 245(2022) vom: 20. Aug., Seite 114017

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rusková, Magdaléna [VerfasserIn]
Bučková, Mária [VerfasserIn]
Achs, Adam [VerfasserIn]
Puškárová, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jer-Horng [VerfasserIn]
Kuchta, Tomáš [VerfasserIn]
Šubr, Zdeno [VerfasserIn]
Pangallo, Domenico [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chaotropic RNA extraction
Encapsidated S RNA mimic
Journal Article
Magnetic beads RNA extraction
Nested quantitative reverse transcription PCR
Polyethylene glycol precipitation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Waste Water
Wastewater

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Date Completed 13.09.2022

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344593320