PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nikiforova, Maria A.
AU  - Siniavin, Andrei E.
AU  - Shidlovskaya, Elena V.
AU  - Kuznetsova, Nadezhda A.
AU  - Gushchin, Vladimir A.
TI  - SARS-CoV-2 viability in time on experimental surfaces
AID  - 10.1101/2021.03.04.433846
DP  - 2021 Jan 01
TA  - bioRxiv
PG  - 2021.03.04.433846
4099  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2021/03/04/2021.03.04.433846.short
4100  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2021/03/04/2021.03.04.433846.full
AB  - We evaluated the SARS-CoV-2 viability preservation on different model surfaces over time. It was found that the SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected on all studied surfaces for 360 minutes, while the viability of the virus was completely lost after 120 minutes. Type of experimental surface significantly affects viability preservation.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.