Molecular characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in the first COVID-19 cluster in France reveals an amino-acid deletion in nsp2 (Asp268Del)
A. Bal, G. Destras, A. Gaymard, M. Bouscambert-Duchamp, M. Valette, V. Escuret, E. Frobert, G. Billaud, S. Trouillet-Assant, V. Cheynet, K. Brengel-Pesce, F. Morfin, B. Lina, L. Josset
The paper characterizes a SARS-CoV-2 cluster in France, identifying an amino-acid deletion in nsp2 (Asp268Del) present in multiple samples and other European viruses.
bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2020Microbiology