2X PEG
Jacquelina.Woods
Abstract
This method was developed at the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for GenomeTrakr’s pandemic response project, monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater. Protocols developed for this project cover wastewater collection, concentration, RNA extraction, RT-qPCR detection, library prep, genome sequencing, quality control checks, and data submission to NCBI. This method provides a reagent formula required in the rapid concentration of intact viruses from wastewater using a combination of PEG precipitation and ultracentrifugation.
Steps
Dissolve components in ~700mL
deionized or ultrapure water. Heating to 50°C
is recommended to facilitate dissolution.
200g
34.8g
Bring total volume up to 1L
with deionized or ultrapure water.
Autoclave 121°C``0h 15m 0s
.
Store at 2-8Room temperature
protected from light.