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SUBMITTER: Abdallah NMA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7441011 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abdallah Nermeen M A NMA Zaki Ali M AM Abdel-Salam Shimaa A SA
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 20200821 4
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is an emerging virus causing a highly fatal respiratory disease in humans. Confirmation of MERS-CoV infection and molecular study on the virus may require transportation of samples to specialized laboratories. While freezing at -80 °C is the gold standard method for RNA preservation, maintaining the integrity of viral RNA during transport will require additional precautions and, as a result, increase transport costs. We aimed at testing the ...[more]