A rapid and simple protocol for concentration of SARS-CoV-2 from sewage.

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"This work was funded by the Programa de Articulación y Fortalecimiento Federal de las Capacidades en Ciencia y Tecnología COVID-19 (Proyecto BSAS-32; Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de la Nación (MINCyT) to LE and by Grant IP No. 13 COVID 19 from ANPCyT to EB. We thank all members of the network for the detection of Coronavirus in the Environment (MINCyT) for helpful discussions. We appreciate the essential collaboration of Aguas Bonaerenses SA (ABSA), Autoridad del Agua (ADA) and Organismo Provincial para el Desarrollo Sostenible (OPDS). Carlos Zapata and Matias Goñi are gratefully acknowledged for the collection and transportation of samples. Diana P. Wehrendt: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization. Mariana G. Massó: Validation, Investigation. Adrián Gonzales Machuca: Validation, Investigation. Claudia V. Vargas: Validation, Investigation. Melina E. Barrios: Validation, Investigation. Josefina Campos: Investigation, Resources. Damián Costamagna: Resources. Luis Bruzzone: Resources. Daniel M. Cisterna: Investigation, Resources. Néstor Gabriel Iglesias: Validation, Investigation, Resources. Viviana A. Mbayed: Validation, Investigation, Resources. Elsa Baumeister: Investigation, Resources, Funding acquisition. Daniela Centrón: Conceptualization, Validation, Investigation, Resources, Funding acquisition. María Paula Quiroga: Validation, Investigation. Leonardo Erijman: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Resources, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Supervision, Project administration, Funding acquisition."