Open AccessGenome Sequencing of a Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Isolate from Iraq
Author(s) -
Nihad A.M. Al-Rashedi,
Danilo Licastro,
Sreejith Rajasekharan,
Simeone Dal Monego,
Alessandro Marcello,
Murad G. Munahi,
Basel Saber Odda,
Yasir Adil Jabbar Alabdali,
Laith A.H. AlObaidi,
Ali H. Jasim,
Ibrahem A. Abdulzahra,
Karar Kadhim,
Ali Ismail Awad,
Mohamed Bachay
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.01316-20
Subject(s) - whole genome sequencing , coronavirus , virology , genome , biology , covid-19 , coding region , virus , dna sequencing , mutation , genetics , sars virus , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , gene , computational biology , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , disease , pathology
The coding-complete genome sequence of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strain isolated from an Iraqi patient was sequenced for the first-time using Illumina MiSeq technology. There was a D614G mutation in the spike protein-coding sequence. This report is valuable for better understanding the spread of the virus in Iraq.