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ArticleJournal of virological methods2021

Evaluation of formulations to improve SARS-CoV-2 viability and thermostability after lyophilisation.

C Baronti, B Coutard, X de Lamballerie, R Charrel, F Touret

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Article in Journal of virological methods, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

C BarontiUnité Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix Marseille Univ, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, IHU Méditerranée Infection), 13005, Marseille, France. Electronic address: cecile.baronti@univ-amu.fr.
B CoutardUnité Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix Marseille Univ, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, IHU Méditerranée Infection), 13005, Marseille, France.
X de LamballerieUnité Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix Marseille Univ, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, IHU Méditerranée Infection), 13005, Marseille, France.
R CharrelUnité Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix Marseille Univ, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, IHU Méditerranée Infection), 13005, Marseille, France.
F TouretUnité Des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix Marseille Univ, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, IHU Méditerranée Infection), 13005, Marseille, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, virus collections such as EVA-GLOBAL play a key role in the supply of viruses and related products for research. Freeze-drying techniques for viruses represent a method of choice for the preservation of strains and their distribution without the need for a demanding cold chain. Here, we describe an optimised lyophilisation protocol usable for SARS-CoV-2 strains that improves preservation and thermostability. We show that sucrose used as an adjuvant represents a simple and efficient stabilizer providing increased protection for long-term preservation and shipment of the virus under different climatic conditions.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Freeze DryingHumansPandemicsPreservation, BiologicalBiobankingCOVID-19LyophilisationSARS-CoV-2Stabilizers

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PMID34363874
PMCPMC8339602

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