SARS-CoV-2 Phylogenetic Analysis, Lazio Region, Italy, February–March 2020
Barbara Bartolini, Martina Rueca, Cesare Ernesto Maria Gruber, Francesco Messina, Fabrizio Carletti, Emanuela Giombini, Eleonora Lalle, Licia Bordi, Giulia Matusali, Francesca Colavita, Concetta Castilletti, Francesco Vairo, Giuseppe Ippolito, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Antonino Di
Abstract
We report phylogenetic and mutational analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus strains from the Lazio region of Italy and provide information about the dynamics of virus spread. Data suggest effective containment of clade V strains, but subsequently, multiple waves of clade G strains were circulating widely in Europe.
Topics & Concepts
CladePhylogenetic treeVirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PhylogeneticsBiologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Virus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusPandemicOutbreakMedicineGeneticsGenePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAnimal Virus Infections StudiesSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing