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Coding-Complete Genome Sequences of an Omicron Subvariant (BA.5.2.20) of SARS-CoV-2

Published:2023-06-20 Issue:6 Volume:12 Page:
ISSN:2576-098X
Container-title:Microbiology Resource Announcements
language:en
Short-container-title:Microbiol Resour Announc

Author:

Rhazzar Zineb¹²,Hemlali Mouhssine¹³⁴,Melloul Marouane⁴,Ouarab Maha³⁴,Nyabi Omar⁵,Elouennass Mostafa⁶,El Fahime Elmostafa³⁴^ORCID,Touil Nadia¹⁷^ORCID,Gala Jean-Luc⁵^ORCID,Ennibi Khalid¹²

Affiliation:

1. Cell Culture Unit, Center of Virology, Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Rabat, Morocco

2. Immunopathology Research Team (ERIP), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco

3. Neuroscience and Neurogenetics Research Team, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco

4. Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics Platform, National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST), Rabat, Morocco

5. Center for Applied Molecular Technologies (CTMA), Institute of Clinical and Experimental Research, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

6. Department of Bacteriology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Rabat, Morocco

7. Genomic Center for Human Pathologies (GENOPATH), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco

Abstract

Here, we present the complete coding sequences of two severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strains that were recovered from a nasopharyngeal swab from a female patient and the second viral passage in cell culture. After testing, both strains were identified as BA.5.2.20, a subvariant of Omicron.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Genetics,Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous),Molecular Biology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/mra.00077-23

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