All viral sequencing methods have one requirement in common—that good quality nucleic acids be present in the sample. There are three key quality control measures of nucleic acids, which can also be reported by automated electrophoresis instruments:
- Size
- Integrity
- Quantity
By assessing viral DNA and RNA, electrophoresis instruments simplify the workflow from sample preparation to analysis. This allows low quality samples to be flagged and excluded at quality control checkpoints, ensuring successful viral sequencing.