Detection of SARS-CoV-2 intra-host recombination during superinfection with Alpha and Epsilon variants in New York City

© 2022. The Author(s)..

Recombination is an evolutionary process by which many pathogens generate diversity and acquire novel functions. Although a common occurrence during coronavirus replication, detection of recombination is only feasible when genetically distinct viruses contemporaneously infect the same host. Here, we identify an instance of SARS-CoV-2 superinfection, whereby an individual was infected with two distinct viral variants: Alpha (B.1.1.7) and Epsilon (B.1.429). This superinfection was first noted when an Alpha genome sequence failed to exhibit the classic S gene target failure behavior used to track this variant. Full genome sequencing from four independent extracts reveals that Alpha variant alleles comprise around 75% of the genomes, whereas the Epsilon variant alleles comprise around 20% of the sample. Further investigation reveals the presence of numerous recombinant haplotypes spanning the genome, specifically in the spike, nucleocapsid, and ORF 8 coding regions. These findings support the potential for recombination to reshape SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 13(2022), 1 vom: 25. Juni, Seite 3645

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wertheim, Joel O [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jade C [VerfasserIn]
Leelawong, Mindy [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Darren P [VerfasserIn]
Havens, Jennifer L [VerfasserIn]
Chowdhury, Moinuddin A [VerfasserIn]
Pekar, Jonathan E [VerfasserIn]
Amin, Helly [VerfasserIn]
Arroyo, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Awandare, Gordon A [VerfasserIn]
Chow, Hoi Yan [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez, Edimarlyn [VerfasserIn]
Luoma, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Morang'a, Collins M [VerfasserIn]
Nekrutenko, Anton [VerfasserIn]
Shank, Stephen D [VerfasserIn]
Silver, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Quashie, Peter K [VerfasserIn]
Rakeman, Jennifer L [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz, Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Torian, Lucia V [VerfasserIn]
Vasylyeva, Tetyana I [VerfasserIn]
Kosakovsky Pond, Sergei L [VerfasserIn]
Hughes, Scott [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 28.06.2022

Date Revised 25.01.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-022-31247-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342736434