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 Costa Ferreira, Covid19-UFRJ Workgroup, LNCC Workgroup, Adriana Cony Cavalcanti, Thiago Silva Frauches, Claudia Maria Braga de Mello, , Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
The paper reports the genomic characterization of a novel SARS-CoV-2 lineage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, identifying five SNVs and the E484K mutation associated with antibody escape.
Journal of Virology · Mar 1, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine