Whole genome and phylogenetic analysis of two SARSCoV-2 strains isolated in Italy in January and February 2020: Additional clues on multiple introductions and further circulation in Europe
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2020
Short description:
Whole genome and phylogenetic analysis of two SARSCoV-2 strains isolated in Italy in January and February 2020: Additional clues on multiple introductions and further circulation in Europe / Stefanelli, P., Faggioni, G., Lo Presti, A., Fiore, S., Marchi, A., Benedetti, E., Fabiani, C., Anselmo, A., Ciammaruconi, A., Fortunato, A., De Santis, R., Fillo, S., Capobianchi, M.R., Gismondo, M.R., Ciervo, A., Rezza, G., Castrucci, M.R., Lista, F., Di Martino, A., Facchini, M., et al.. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1025-496X. - 25:13(2020). [10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.13.2000305]
abstract:
Whole genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 obtained from two patients, a Chinese tourist visiting Rome and an Italian, were compared with sequences from Europe and elsewhere. In a phylogenetic tree, the Italian patient's sequence clustered with sequences from Germany while the tourist's sequence clustered with other European sequences. Some additional European sequences in the tree segregated outside the two clusters containing the patients' sequences. This suggests multiple SARS-CoV-2 introductions in Europe or virus evolution during circulation.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
List of contributors:
Stefanelli, P.; Faggioni, G.; Lo Presti, A.; Fiore, S.; Marchi, A.; Benedetti, E.; Fabiani, C.; Anselmo, A.; Ciammaruconi, A.; Fortunato, A.; De Santis, R.; Fillo, S.; Capobianchi, M. R.; Gismondo, M. R.; Ciervo, A.; Rezza, G.; Castrucci, M. R.; Lista, F.; Di Martino, A.; Facchini, M.; Mancini, F.; Puzelli, S.; Di Mario, G.; Calzoletti, L.; Fontana, S.; Venturi, G.; Fortuna, C.; Marsili, G.; Amendola, A.; Barbanti, F.; Scaturro, M.; Fortini, D.; Di Luca, M.; Toma, L.; Severini, F.; Pezzotti, P.; Bella, A.; Riccardo, F.
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