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The development of a sensitive and reliable qRT-PCR-based SARS-CoV-2 wastewater analysis protocol
17 Oct 2021Wastewater testing offers valuable insight on community-level data for various analytes, including microbes that are associated with infectious diseases. In this application note, Agilent Technologies highlights the use of a qRT-PCR-based SARS-CoV-2 test for wastewater using Agilent RNA purification kits as well as qRT-PCR reagents and instrumentation.
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