Open AccessGenome Sequences of SARS-CoV-2 P.1 (Variant of Concern) and P.2 (Variant of Interest) Identified in Uruguay
Author(s) -
Yanina Panzera,
Natalia Goñi,
Lucía Calleros,
Natália Ramos,
Sandra Frabasile,
Ana Marandino,
Gonzalo Tomás,
Claudia Techera,
Sofía Grecco,
Eddie Fuques,
Viviana Ramas,
Leticia Cóppola,
María Rosa Flieller,
Noelia Morel,
María Noel Cortinas,
Cristina Mogdasy,
Juan Arbiza,
Adriana Delfraro,
Ruben Pérez,
Héctor Chiparelli
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.00410-21
Subject(s) - genome , covid-19 , biology , genetics , gene , coronavirus , virology , computational biology , medicine , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
ABSTRACT Two severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants associated with increased transmission and immune evasion, P.1 and P.2, emerged in Brazil and spread throughout South America. Here, we report genomes corresponding to these variants that were recently detected in Uruguay. These P.1 and P.2 genomes share all substitutions that are characteristic of these variants.