Cutting Edge COVID-19 Detection Technology Meets Real World Decision Making
Credit: Antoine Doré
Accurate and Rapid SARS-CoV 2 Detection
Comprehensive Targets
The H2OBiome Assay tests two different targets of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus:
N gene: Nucelocapsid Structural Protein
ORF1ab region: encodes well-conserved non-structural proteins and therefore is less susceptible to recombination
see below for more details
Quantitative Results
qRT-PCR results are reported as viral copies/liter and can be used to understand trends in COVID-19 cases and prevalence
Quality Control
Robust controls are used for accurate and reproducible results:
-Each sample is spiked with a MS2 Phage internal control
-Both positive and negative controls are also used to ensure assay validity, accuracy and robustness