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RT-QuIC Florescence Data from Experimental Soils Varying in Soil Texture

April 1, 2026

We assessed the performance of the real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) assay under different soil textures. We combined sand, silt and clay in different proportions to create experimental soils representative of southwest Wisconsin, USA. Experimental soils were spiked with a brain homogenate from a chronic wasting disease positive white-tailed deer (to test assay sensitivity) or water (to test assay specificity). The dataset includes raw fluorescence data collected every 15 minutes for 48 hours.

Publication Year 2026
Title RT-QuIC Florescence Data from Experimental Soils Varying in Soil Texture
DOI 10.5066/P13AJ49L
Authors Stephanie J Katircioglu, Heather N Inzalaco, Allen J Herbst, Daniel J Storm, Stuart S Lichtenberg, Rodrigo Morales, Reece McGinn, Daniel P Walsh, Wendy C Turner
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Cooperative Research Units Program
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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