Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Thailand reveals mixed imported populations, a local lineage expansion and a virus with truncated ORF7a.
Virus Res
; 292: 198233, 2021 01 15.
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ABSTRACT
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global public health threat. Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 was implemented in March of 2020 at a major diagnostic hub in Bangkok, Thailand. Several virus lineages supposedly originated in many countries were found, and a Thai-specific lineage, designated A/Thai-1, has expanded to be predominant in Thailand. A virus sample in the SARS-CoV-2 A/Thai-1 lineage contains a frame-shift deletion at ORF7a, encoding a putative host antagonizing factor of the virus.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proteínas Virales
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Genoma Viral
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Virus Res
Asunto de la revista:
VIROLOGIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Tailandia