Saliva-Based Molecular Testing for SARS-CoV-2 that Bypasses RNA Extraction
D. Ranoa, R. Holland, F. G. Alnaji, K. Green, L. Wang, C. Brooke, M. Burke, T. Fan, P. J. Hergenrother
This paper describes a saliva-based SARS-CoV-2 testing method that avoids RNA extraction, achieving a detection limit comparable to nasal swabs and showing good performance with clinical samples.
bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology