My old work now playing part of the corona virus assay

My work on Thermus aquaticus has been reported frequently because of its significance in DNA technology. Who knew it would also play  a role in the corona virus test?

This link to the National Geographic tells the story briefly:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/03/key-ingredient-in-coronavirus-tests-comes-from-yellowstone/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Science_20200401&rid=00A1C0EC1D6BCA13E7D730C0C4F8DA2E