Guidelines for accurate genotyping of SARS-CoV-2 using amplicon-based sequencing of clinical samples
Slawomir Kubik, Ana Claudia Marques, Xiaobin Xing, Janine Silvery, Claire Bertelli, Flavio De Maio, Spyros Pournaras, Tom Burr, Yannis Duffourd, Helena Siemens, Chakib Alloui, Lin Ye Song, Yvan Wenger, Alexandra Saitta, Morgane Macheret, , Zhenyu Xu
This study provides guidelines for accurate SARS-CoV-2 genotyping using amplicon-based sequencing, showing that at least 1000 viral genomes are needed to reliably detect variants at 10% frequency.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection · Apr 2, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics