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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
Abstract
We present the first genetic characterization of a COVID-19 cluster in Europe using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS). Despite low viral loads, the mNGS workflow used herein allowed to characterize the whole genome sequences of SARS-CoV2 isolated from an asymptomatic patient, in 2 clinical samples collected 1 day apart. Comparison of these sequences suggests viral evolution with development of quasispecies. In addition, the present workflow identified a new deletion in nsp2 (Asp268Del) which was found in all 3 samples originating from this cluster as well as in 37 other viruses collected in England and in Netherlands, suggesting the spread of this deletion in Europe. The impact of Asp268Del on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and pathogenicity, as well as on PCR performances and anti-viral strategy should be rapidly evaluated in further studies.
- organism: human
- assay: metagenomics
- research focus: host-pathogen & immune response
- research focus: variant calling
- research focus: variant effect prediction
- approach: experimental assay
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