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Genome Sequences of Six SARS-CoV-2 Strains Isolated in Morocco, Obtained Using Oxford Nanopore MinION Technology

Published:2020-08-06 Issue:32 Volume:9 Page:
ISSN:2576-098X
Container-title:Microbiology Resource Announcements
language:en
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Author:

Laamarti Meriem¹,Chemao-Elfihri M. W.¹,Kartti Souad¹,Laamarti Rokia²,Allam Loubna¹,Ouadghiri Mouna¹,Smyej Imane³,Rahoui Jalila³,Benrahma Houda³,Diawara Idrissa³,Alouane Tarek¹,Essabbar Abdelomunim¹,Siah Samir⁴,Karra Mohammed¹,El Hafidi Naima¹,El Jaoudi Rachid¹,Sbabou Laila⁵,Nejjari Chakib⁶,Amzazi Saaid⁷,Mentag Rachid⁸^ORCID,Belyamani Lahcen⁹,Ibrahimi Azeddine¹

Affiliation:

1. Medical Biotechnology Laboratory (MedBiotech), Bioinova Research Center, Rabat Medical and Pharmacy School, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco

2. Medical Biotechnology Center, Moroccan Foundation for Science, Innovation & Research (MAScIR), Rabat, Morocco

3. National Reference Laboratory, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco

4. Department of Burns, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital/Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco

5. Research Center of Plants and Microbial Biotechnologies, Biodiversity and Environment, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Team, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco

6. International School of Public Health, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco

7. Laboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco

8. Biotechnology Unit, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat, Morocco

9. Emergency Department, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat Medical and Pharmacy School, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco

Abstract

Here, we report the draft genome sequences of six severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strains. SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, which started at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China. The isolates were obtained from nasopharyngeal swabs from Moroccan patients with COVID-19. Mutation analysis revealed the presence of the spike D614G mutation in all six genomes, which is widely present in several genomes around the world.

Funder

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Genetics,Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous),Molecular Biology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/MRA.00767-20

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