S gene drop-out predicts super spreader H69del/V70del mutated SARS-CoV-2 virus  

作　　者：Mahadevan Ganesan Jagannathan Renganathan Vaithiyanadhaswamy Vasuki Raj Joseph 

机构地区：[1]Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory,Department of Microbiology,Government Thiruvarur Medical College,Thiruvarur-610004,Tamilnadu,India [2]Department of Microbiology Government Thiruvarur Medical College,Thiruvarur-610004,Tamilnadu,India

出　　处：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》2021年第5期236-237,共2页亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）

基　　金：funded by Department of Health research(DHR),Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR),New Delhi and Government of Tamilnadu(No.v.25011/77/2016-HR).

摘　　要：Emergence of newer SARS-CoV-2 variants,especially strain B.1.1.7/SARS-CoV-2 VUI 202012/01,discovered in the United Kingdom with H69del/V70del mutation in spike S gene was reported with higher transmissibility of up to 70%[1].Identification of this variant was sparsely done in India because performing routine diagnosis as well as genomic surveillance using a single kit is the hour of need.To our knowledge,two publications identified the aforesaid mutation by phenomena called S gene drop-out using Applied Biosystems TaqPath COVID-19 Combo kit(Thermo Fisher Scientific,Waltham,USA)[2-4].

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