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ArticleChina CDC weekly2025

A Quadruplex Digital PCR Assay for the Simultaneous Detection of Four Intestinal Bacterial Pathogens and Its Application in Wastewater Samples.

Huihui Sun, Qiao Yao, Ximiao Zhao, Xia Li, Fuchang Deng, Jiayi Han, Lan Zhang, Xiaoyuan Yao, Biao Kan, Jingyun Zhang and 1 more

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Article in China CDC weekly, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Huihui SunNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Qiao YaoNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Ximiao ZhaoNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Xia LiNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Fuchang DengNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Jiayi HanNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Lan ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Xiaoyuan YaoNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Biao KanNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Jingyun ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Song TangNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: A quadruplex digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) method was developed for the simultaneous detection of Methods: Specific primers and probes were designed targeting the Results: The quadruplex dPCR assay was optimized at an annealing temperature of 58°C. In spiked wastewater samples, the detection limits were 390 CFU/100 mL for Conclusions: The developed quadruplex dPCR assay demonstrates robust capability for comprehensive surveillance of intestinal bacterial pathogens in wastewater, offering reliable detection even at low concentrations.

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detectionpathogensquadruplexwastewater

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PMID40376690
PMCPMC12075434

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