[HTML][HTML] Detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants by genomic analysis of wastewater samples in Israel

I Bar-Or, M Weil, V Indenbaum, E Bucris… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 spread and identification of variants in sewers has been
demonstrated to accurately detect prevalence of viral strains and is advantageous to clinical …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater provides insights into circulating variants

RS Fontenele, S Kraberger, J Hadfield, EM Driver… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) likely emerged from a
zoonotic spill-over event and has led to a global pandemic. The public health response has …

Direct comparison of RT-ddPCR and targeted amplicon sequencing for SARS-CoV-2 mutation monitoring in wastewater

EG Lou, N Sapoval, C McCall, L Bauhs… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged that are
more contagious and more likely to cause breakthrough infections. Targeted amplicon …

SARS-CoV-2 detection and genomic sequencing from hospital surface samples collected at UC Davis

DA Coil, T Albertson, S Banerjee, G Brennan… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Rationale There is little doubt that aerosols play a major role in the transmission of SARS-
CoV-2. The significance of the presence and infectivity of this virus on environmental …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution within-sewer SARS-CoV-2 surveillance facilitates informed intervention

K Reeves, J Liebig, A Feula, T Saldi, E Lasda… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
To assist in the COVID-19 public health guidance on a college campus, daily composite
wastewater samples were withdrawn at 20 manhole locations across the University of …

High throughput sequencing based direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 fragments in wastewater of Pune, West India

T Dharmadhikari, V Rajput, R Yadav… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Given a large number of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals, clinical detection has proved
challenging. The wastewater-based epidemiological paradigm would cover the clinically …

[HTML][HTML] Inferring transmission fitness advantage of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern from wastewater samples using digital PCR, Switzerland, December 2020 …

L Caduff, D Dreifuss, T Schindler, AJ Devaux… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants of concern
(VOCs) have repeatedly and independently arisen. VOCs are characterised by increased …

Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 4 and BA. 5 in German wastewater

A Wilhelm, S Agrawal, J Schoth, C Meinert-Berning… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology (WBE) has been established as an important
tool to support individual testing strategies. The Omicron sub-variants BA. 4/BA. 5 have …

Evaluation of a bioaerosol sampler for indoor environmental surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

PF Horve, L Dietz, D Northcutt, J Stenson… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The worldwide spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
has ubiquitously impacted many aspects of life. As vaccines continue to be manufactured …

Using strain-resolved analysis to identify contamination in metagenomics data

YC Lou, J Hoff, MR Olm, J West-Roberts, S Diamond… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Metagenomics analyses can be negatively impacted by DNA contamination.
While external sources of contamination such as DNA extraction kits have been widely …