Genomic Characterization of a Novel SARS-CoV-2 Lineage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carolina Moreira Voloch, Ronaldo da Silva Francisco, Luiz Gonzaga Paula de Almeida, Cynthia Chester Cardoso, Otávio J. B. Brustolini, Alexandra Lehmkuhl Gerber, Ana Paula de Campos Guimarães, Diana Mariani, Raissa Mirella da Costa, Orlando C. Ferreira, Covid19-UFRJ Workgroup, LNCC Workgroup, Adriana Cony Cavalcanti, Thiago Silva Frauches, Claudia Maria Braga de Mello, Isabela de Carvalho Leitão, Rafael Mello Galliez, Débora S. Faffe, Terezinha Marta Pereira Pinto Castiñeiras, Amílcar Tanuri, Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
Abstract
Almost simultaneously, several studies reported the emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 lineages characterized by their phylogenetic and genetic distinction (1), (2), (3), (4).….
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BiologyPhylogenetic treeLineage (genetic)Evolutionary biologyPhylogeneticsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Genetics2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyGeneInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakMedicinePathologyDiseaseSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchPlant Virus Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing