Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

COVseq is a cost-effective workflow for mass-scale SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

  • Michele Simonetti,
  • Ning Zhang,
  • Luuk Harbers,
  • Maria Grazia Milia,
  • Silvia Brossa,
  • Thi Thu Huong Nguyen,
  • Francesco Cerutti,
  • Enrico Berrino,
  • Anna Sapino,
  • Magda Bienko,
  • Antonino Sottile,
  • Valeria Ghisetti,
  • Nicola Crosetto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24078-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 is crucial to monitor the spread of variants of concern. A new sequencing method enables cost-effective SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance at scale and is easily adaptable to other viruses.