Open AccessIdentification and Whole-Genome Sequencing of a Monkeypox Virus Strain Isolated in Israel
Author(s) -
Inbar Cohen-Gihon,
Ofir Israeli,
Ohad Shifman,
Noam Erez,
Sharon Melamed,
Nir Paran,
Adi Beth-Din,
Anat Zvi
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.01524-19
Subject(s) - minion , monkeypox , nanopore sequencing , whole genome sequencing , virology , genome , biology , strain (injury) , virus , genetics , gene , anatomy , vaccinia , recombinant dna
We report the whole-genome sequence of a monkeypox virus strain isolated in Israel. The strain was isolated in 2018 from a patient travelling back from West Africa. The virus was fully sequenced on the Illumina MiSeq and Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION platforms.