Sequencing from Leftover Material of Stored Rapid Ag Tests (Ag-RDTs): a Gamechanger in Genomic Surveillance?
Rector, A.; Bloemen, M.; Schiettekatte, G.; Maes, P.; Van Ranst, M.; Wollants, E.
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Archived lateral flow antigen-detection rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs), used in the diagnosis of COVID-19, were successfully used to extract viral nucleic acids for subsequent RT-qPCR and sequencing by Sanger or Nanopore whole genome sequencing (WGS). The method was successfully applied with different brands of SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs, but also with Ag-RDTs for detection of influenza, rotavirus and adenovirus 40/41. The buffer used in the Ag-RDT had an important influence on the RNA yield from the test stripand the efficiency of subsequent sequencing. Our finding that the test strip in rapid Ag tests is suited to preserve viral genomic material, even for months at room temperature, and therefore can serve as source material for genetic characterization, could improve global coverage of genomic surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 as well as for other viruses.
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