Partial N-gene target failure in the Seegene Allplex SARS-CoV-2 Master Assay as a proxy of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86

• Maria Beatrice Valli,
• Maria Letizia Schiavone,
• Martina Rueca,
• Giulia Berno,
• Pietro Giorgio Spezia,
• Cesare Ernesto Maria Gruber,
• Federica Forbici,
• Lavinia Fabeni,
• Daniele Focosi,
• Enrico Girardi,
• Marcello Meledandri,
• Fabrizio Maggi

Affiliations

Maria Beatrice Valli

Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Maria Letizia Schiavone

UOC Microbiology and Virology, San Filippo Neri Hospital, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy

Martina Rueca

Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Giulia Berno

Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Pietro Giorgio Spezia

Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Cesare Ernesto Maria Gruber

Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Federica Forbici

Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Lavinia Fabeni

Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Daniele Focosi

North-Western Tuscany Blood Bank, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

Enrico Girardi

Scientific Direction, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Marcello Meledandri

UOC Microbiology and Virology, San Filippo Neri Hospital, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy

Fabrizio Maggi

Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy