Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant B.1.1.7 Tracking in Wastewater by Allele-Specific RT-qPCR

Wei Lin Lee; Maxim Imakaev; Federica Armas; Kyle A. McElroy; Xiaoqiong Gu; Claire Duvallet; Franciscus Chandra; Hongjie Chen; Mats Leifels; Samuel Mendola; Róisín Floyd-O'sullivan; Morgan M. Powell; Shane T. Wilson; Karl L.J. Berge; Claire Y.J. Lim; Fuqing Wu; Amy Xiao; Katya Moniz; Newsha Ghaeli; Mariana Matus; Janelle Thompson; Eric J. Alm

doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00375

Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant B.1.1.7 Tracking in Wastewater by Allele-Specific RT-qPCR

Wei Lin Lee, Maxim Imakaev, Federica Armas, Kyle A. McElroy, Xiaoqiong Gu, Claire Duvallet, Franciscus Chandra, Hongjie Chen, Mats Leifels, Samuel Mendola, Róisín Floyd-O'sullivan, Morgan M. Powell, Shane T. Wilson, Karl L.J. Berge, Claire Y.J. Lim, Fuqing Wu, Amy Xiao, Katya Moniz, Newsha Ghaeli, Mariana MatusJanelle Thompson^*, Eric J. Alm^*

^*Korrespondierende:r Autor:in für diese Arbeit

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The critical need for surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern has prompted the development of methods that can track variants in wastewater. Here, we develop and present an open-source method based on allele-specific RT-qPCR (AS RT-qPCR) that detects and quantifies the B.1.1.7 variant, targeting spike protein mutations at three independent genomic loci that are highly predictive of B.1.1.7 (HV69/70del, Y144del, and A570D). Our assays can reliably detect and quantify low levels of B.1.1.7 with low cross-reactivity, and at variant proportions down to 1% in a background of mixed SARS-CoV-2. Applying our method to wastewater samples from the United States, we track the occurrence of B.1.1.7 over time in 19 communities. AS RT-qPCR results align with clinical trends, and summation of B.1.1.7 and wild-Type sequences quantified by our assays matches SARS-CoV-2 levels indicated by the U.S. CDC N1 and N2 assays. This work paves the way for AS RT-qPCR as a method for rapid inexpensive surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Seiten (von - bis)	675-682
Seitenumfang	8
Fachzeitschrift	Environmental Science and Technology Letters
Jahrgang	8
Ausgabenummer	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00375
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 10 Aug. 2021
Extern publiziert	Ja

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Umweltchemie
Ökologie
Gewässerkunde und -technologie
Abfallwirtschaft und -entsorgung
Umweltverschmutzung
Gesundheit, Toxikologie und Mutagenese

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Lee, W. L., Imakaev, M., Armas, F., McElroy, K. A., Gu, X., Duvallet, C., Chandra, F., Chen, H., Leifels, M., Mendola, S., Floyd-O'sullivan, R., Powell, M. M., Wilson, S. T., Berge, K. L. J., Lim, C. Y. J., Wu, F., Xiao, A., Moniz, K., Ghaeli, N., ... Alm, E. J. (2021). Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant B.1.1.7 Tracking in Wastewater by Allele-Specific RT-qPCR. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 8(8), 675-682. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00375

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