Detecting SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Wastewater and Their Correlation With Circulating Variants in the Communities.

ABSTRACT: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral load in wastewater has been highly informative in estimating the approximate number of infected individuals in the surrounding communities. Recent developments in wastewater monitoring to determine community prevalence of COVID-19 further extends into identifying SARS-CoV-2 variants, including those being monitored for having enhanced transmissibility. We sequenced genomic RNA derived from wastewater to determine the variants of coronaviruses circulating in the communities. Wastewater samples were collected from Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (TMWRF) from November 2021 to June 2021 were analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 variants and were compared with the variants detected in the clinical specimens (nasal/nasopharyngeal swabs) of infected individuals during

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8936115 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature