A genetic barcode of SARS-CoV-2 for monitoring global distribution of different clades during the COVID-19 pandemic

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OBJECTIVE: The SARS-CoV-2 pathogen has established endemicity in humans. This necessitates the development of rapid genetic surveillance methodologies to serve as an adjunct with existing comprehensive, albeit though slower, genome sequencing-driven approaches.

METHODS: A total of 21,789 complete genomes were downloaded from GISAID on May 28, 2020 for analyses. We have defined the major clades and subclades of circulating SARS-CoV-2 genomes. A rapid sequencing-based genotyping protocol was developed and tested on SARS-CoV-2-positive RNA samples by next-generation sequencing.

RESULTS: We describe 11 major mutations which defined five major clades (G614, S84, V251, I378 and D392) of globally circulating viral populations. The clades can specifically identify using an 11-nucleotide genetic barcode. An analysis of amino acid variation in SARS-CoV-2 proteins provided evidence of substitution events in the viral proteins involved in both host entry and genome replication.

CONCLUSION: Globally circulating SARS-CoV-2 genomes could be classified into 5 major clades based on mutational profiles defined by an 11-nucleotide barcode. We have successfully developed a multiplexed sequencing-based, rapid genotyping protocol for high-throughput classification of major clade types of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples. This barcoding strategy will be required to monitor decreases in genetic diversity as treatment and vaccine approaches become widely available.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:100

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 100(2020) vom: 01. Nov., Seite 216-223

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guan, Qingtian [VerfasserIn]
Sadykov, Mukhtar [VerfasserIn]
Mfarrej, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Hala, Sharif [VerfasserIn]
Naeem, Raeece [VerfasserIn]
Nugmanova, Raushan [VerfasserIn]
Al-Omari, Awad [VerfasserIn]
Salih, Samer [VerfasserIn]
Al Mutair, Abbas [VerfasserIn]
Carr, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Hall, William W [VerfasserIn]
Arold, Stefan T [VerfasserIn]
Pain, Arnab [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Barcoding
Genetic surveillance
Genome variation
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2
Viral Proteins

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Date Completed 10.12.2020

Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.052

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314150668