FAQ: What is the SARS-CoV-2 Positive Control included in the kit?

The SARS-CoV-2 Positive Control (N2117) is a plasmid that contains the SARS-CoV-2 N-gene (GenBank: MN908947.3). The concentration at 12.5X is approximately 1,000,000 copies/uL and each lot is assessed by qPCR.

Please note that we do not recommend use of the Positive Control concentration as an absolute copy number for quantitative experiments.