Open AccessPersistence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Virus and Viral RNA in Relation to Surface Type and Contamination Concentration
Author(s) -
S. Paton,
Antony Spencer,
Isobel Garratt,
Katy-Anne Thompson,
Ikshitaa Dinesh,
Paz Aranega-Bou,
David Stevenson,
Simon Clark,
Jake Dunning,
Allan Bennett,
Thomas Pottage
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.00526-21
Subject(s) - persistence (discontinuity) , coronavirus , virology , covid-19 , respiratory system , virus , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , contamination , sars virus , biology , betacoronavirus , rna , medicine , outbreak , gene , genetics , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , anatomy , engineering , ecology , geotechnical engineering
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.