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Genomic surveillance of COVID-19 cases in Beijing

Authors :
Pengcheng Du
Nan Ding
Jiarui Li
Fujie Zhang
Qi Wang
Zhihai Chen
Chuan Song
Kai Han
Wen Xie
Jingyuan Liu
Linghang Wang
Lirong Wei
Shanfang Ma
Mingxi Hua
Fengting Yu
Lin Wang
Wei Wang
Kang An
Jianjun Chen
Haizhou Liu
Guiju Gao
Sa Wang
Yanyi Huang
Angela R. Wu
Jianbin Wang
Di Liu
Hui Zeng
Chen Chen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

In this study, Chen and colleagues present genomic sequences of 102 SARS-CoV-2 isolates collected in Beijing. They look closely at genomic variation between isolates that arose as a result of domestic and global transmission. Their data suggest that SARS-CoV-2 genomes have a high mutational tolerance, which may have potential implications for the development of vaccines.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5953766e949349c1a341c15159c41123
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19345-0