What are the advantages of using PCR analysis for fungi collected in the indoor environment?
There are several major advantages: 1. This is a patented technology developed by the US-EPA. 2. RT-PCR is based on the most advanced science on genetics. 3. It can provide quick turnaround time (a few hours to overnight). 4. It provides accurate fungal identification and detection. 5. It offers the advantages of both culturable (good fungal identification) and spore count (quick turnaround) methods. 6. It yields reproducible results. 7. It can detect fungal spores whether they are viable or not. 8. It yields quantitative and qualitative results. 9. It has excellent quantitation sensitivity. 10. It has excellent detection sensitivity. 11. It allows many hours of sampling, minimizing the pitfall of snap-shot, grab sampling. What are the disadvantages of using PCR analysis for fungi collected in the indoor environment? The disadvantages of PCR analysis are: 1. It is relatively expensive. However, it is actually very cost effective when taking into consideration the advantage of sampling
