Persistence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Virus and Viral RNA in Relation to Surface Type and Contamination Concentration-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Persistence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Virus and Viral RNA in Relation to Surface Type and Contamination Concentration

Published:2021-06-25 Issue:14 Volume:87 Page:
ISSN:0099-2240
Container-title:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Appl Environ Microbiol

Author:

Paton Susan¹^ORCID,Spencer Antony¹,Garratt Isobel¹,Thompson Katy-Anne¹,Dinesh Ikshitaa¹,Aranega-Bou Paz¹,Stevenson David¹,Clark Simon¹,Dunning Jake²³,Bennett Allan¹,Pottage Thomas¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Public Health England, National Infection Service, Porton Down, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

2. Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

3. NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Abstract

This study shows the impact of material type on the viability of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces. It demonstrates that the decay rate of viable SARS-CoV-2 is independent of starting concentration.

Funder

UKRI | Medical Research Council

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.00526-21

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