Open AccessGenome Sequences of Six SARS-CoV-2 Strains Isolated in Morocco, Obtained Using Oxford Nanopore MinION Technology
Author(s) -
Meriem Laamarti,
Mohammed Walid Chemao-Elfihri,
Souad Kartti,
Rokia Laamarti,
Loubna Allam,
Mouna Ouadghiri,
Imane Smyej,
Jalila Rahoui,
Houda Benrahma,
Idrissa Diawara,
Tarek Alouane,
Abdelomunim Essabbar,
S. Siah,
Mohammed Karra,
Naïma El Hafidi,
Rachid El Jaoudi,
Laïla Sbabou,
Chakib Nejjari,
Saaïd Amzazi,
Rachid Mentag,
Lahcen Belyamani,
Azeddine Ibrahimi
Publication year - 2020
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.00767-20
Subject(s) - minion , genome , covid-19 , pandemic , virology , nanopore sequencing , biology , mutation , coronavirus , genetics , gene , medicine , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology
Here, we report the draft genome sequences of six severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strains. SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, which started at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China. The isolates were obtained from nasopharyngeal swabs from Moroccan patients with COVID-19. Mutation analysis revealed the presence of the spike D614G mutation in all six genomes, which is widely present in several genomes around the world.