A new preprint describes a single-step molecular diagnostic test for the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection caused by the Omicron variant that is behind ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in demand for population scale pathogen screening. The most sensitive and reliable method for detecting SARS-CoV-2 remains reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR).

Since the emergence of COVID-19 in late 2019, the gold standard in testing for the disease has been a nuclear-derived technique: real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, or real-time ...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Promega Corporation’s GoTaq® Probe 1-Step RT-qPCR System is now in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 diagnostic protocol for emergency use. The ...

Semi-automated systems are those in which some portion of the process is automated, but technicians are still required to manually set up some portions of the test or transfer samples from one piece ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was detected easiest when using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests in a pediatric population. Reverse transcription polymerase chain ...

One of the best ways to figure out how far a virus like COVID-19 has spread in a community is to test for it. This step-by-step guide explains how coronavirus swab-the-nose-and-throat tests work, and ...

Journal of Plant Pathology, Vol. 99, No. 1 (March 2017), pp. 37-45 (9 pages) Potato viruses including Potato aucuba mosaic virus (PAMV), Potato leafroll virus (PLRV), Potato virus M (PVM), Potato ...