Nature Communications (Oct 2021)
Emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.620 with variant of concern-like mutations and deletions
- Gytis Dudas,
- Samuel L. Hong,
- Barney I. Potter,
- Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer,
- Frédéric S. Niatou-Singa,
- Thais B. Tombolomako,
- Terence Fuh-Neba,
- Ulrich Vickos,
- Markus Ulrich,
- Fabian H. Leendertz,
- Kamran Khan,
- Carmen Huber,
- Alexander Watts,
- Ingrida Olendraitė,
- Joost Snijder,
- Kim N. Wijnant,
- Alexandre M.J.J. Bonvin,
- Pascale Martres,
- Sylvie Behillil,
- Ahidjo Ayouba,
- Martin Foudi Maidadi,
- Dowbiss Meta Djomsi,
- Celestin Godwe,
- Christelle Butel,
- Aistis Šimaitis,
- Miglė Gabrielaitė,
- Monika Katėnaitė,
- Rimvydas Norvilas,
- Ligita Raugaitė,
- Giscard Wilfried Koyaweda,
- Jephté Kaleb Kandou,
- Rimvydas Jonikas,
- Inga Nasvytienė,
- Živilė Žemeckienė,
- Dovydas Gečys,
- Kamilė Tamušauskaitė,
- Milda Norkienė,
- Emilija Vasiliūnaitė,
- Danguolė Žiogienė,
- Albertas Timinskas,
- Marius Šukys,
- Mantas Šarauskas,
- Gediminas Alzbutas,
- Adrienne Amuri Aziza,
- Eddy Kinganda Lusamaki,
- Jean-Claude Makangara Cigolo,
- Francisca Muyembe Mawete,
- Emmanuel Lokilo Lofiko,
- Placide Mbala Kingebeni,
- Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum,
- Marie Roseline Darnycka Belizaire,
- René Ghislain Essomba,
- Marie Claire Okomo Assoumou,
- Akenji Blaise Mboringong,
- Alle Baba Dieng,
- Dovilė Juozapaitė,
- Salome Hosch,
- Justino Obama,
- Mitoha Ondo’o Ayekaba,
- Daniel Naumovas,
- Arnoldas Pautienius,
- Clotaire Donatien Rafaï,
- Astra Vitkauskienė,
- Rasa Ugenskienė,
- Alma Gedvilaitė,
- Darius Čereškevičius,
- Vaiva Lesauskaitė,
- Lukas Žemaitis,
- Laimonas Griškevičius,
- Guy Baele
Affiliations
- Gytis Dudas
- Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre
- Samuel L. Hong
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, KU Leuven
- Barney I. Potter
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, KU Leuven
- Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer
- Epidemiology of Highly Pathogenic Organisms, Robert Koch Institute
- Frédéric S. Niatou-Singa
- WWF Central African Republic Programme Office
- Thais B. Tombolomako
- WWF Central African Republic Programme Office
- Terence Fuh-Neba
- WWF Central African Republic Programme Office
- Ulrich Vickos
- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of medicine, Amitié Hospital
- Markus Ulrich
- Epidemiology of Highly Pathogenic Organisms, Robert Koch Institute
- Fabian H. Leendertz
- Epidemiology of Highly Pathogenic Organisms, Robert Koch Institute
- Kamran Khan
- BlueDot
- Carmen Huber
- BlueDot
- Alexander Watts
- BlueDot
- Ingrida Olendraitė
- Hematology, Oncology and Transfusion Medicine Center, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
- Joost Snijder
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University
- Kim N. Wijnant
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University
- Alexandre M.J.J. Bonvin
- Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science - Chemistry, Utrecht University
- Pascale Martres
- Microbiology, Centre Hospitalier René Dubos
- Sylvie Behillil
- Molecular Genetics of RNA viruses, CNRS UMR 3569, Université de Paris, Institut Pasteur
- Ahidjo Ayouba
- TransVIHMI, Université de Montpellier, IRD, INSERM
- Martin Foudi Maidadi
- Centre de Recherches sur les Maladies Émergentes, Ré-émergentes et la Médecine Nucléaire, Institut de Recherches Médicales et D’études des Plantes Médicinales
- Dowbiss Meta Djomsi
- Centre de Recherches sur les Maladies Émergentes, Ré-émergentes et la Médecine Nucléaire, Institut de Recherches Médicales et D’études des Plantes Médicinales
- Celestin Godwe
- Centre de Recherches sur les Maladies Émergentes, Ré-émergentes et la Médecine Nucléaire, Institut de Recherches Médicales et D’études des Plantes Médicinales
- Christelle Butel
- TransVIHMI, Université de Montpellier, IRD, INSERM
- Aistis Šimaitis
- The Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
- Miglė Gabrielaitė
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet
- Monika Katėnaitė
- Hematology, Oncology and Transfusion Medicine Center, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
- Rimvydas Norvilas
- Hematology, Oncology and Transfusion Medicine Center, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
- Ligita Raugaitė
- Hematology, Oncology and Transfusion Medicine Center, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
- Giscard Wilfried Koyaweda
- Le Laboratoire National de Biologie Clinique et de Santé Publique (LNBCSP)
- Jephté Kaleb Kandou
- Le Laboratoire National de Biologie Clinique et de Santé Publique (LNBCSP)
- Rimvydas Jonikas
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos
- Inga Nasvytienė
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos
- Živilė Žemeckienė
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos
- Dovydas Gečys
- Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
- Kamilė Tamušauskaitė
- Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
- Milda Norkienė
- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University
- Emilija Vasiliūnaitė
- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University
- Danguolė Žiogienė
- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University
- Albertas Timinskas
- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University
- Marius Šukys
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos
- Mantas Šarauskas
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos
- Gediminas Alzbutas
- Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
- Adrienne Amuri Aziza
- National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB)
- Eddy Kinganda Lusamaki
- National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB)
- Jean-Claude Makangara Cigolo
- National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB)
- Francisca Muyembe Mawete
- National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB)
- Emmanuel Lokilo Lofiko
- National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB)
- Placide Mbala Kingebeni
- National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB)
- Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum
- National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB)
- Marie Roseline Darnycka Belizaire
- World Health Organization, Central African Republic Office
- René Ghislain Essomba
- National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Public Health
- Marie Claire Okomo Assoumou
- National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Public Health
- Akenji Blaise Mboringong
- National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Public Health
- Alle Baba Dieng
- World Health Organization, Cameroon Office
- Dovilė Juozapaitė
- Hematology, Oncology and Transfusion Medicine Center, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
- Salome Hosch
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
- Justino Obama
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
- Mitoha Ondo’o Ayekaba
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
- Daniel Naumovas
- Hematology, Oncology and Transfusion Medicine Center, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
- Arnoldas Pautienius
- Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
- Clotaire Donatien Rafaï
- Le Laboratoire National de Biologie Clinique et de Santé Publique (LNBCSP)
- Astra Vitkauskienė
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
- Rasa Ugenskienė
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos
- Alma Gedvilaitė
- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University
- Darius Čereškevičius
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos
- Vaiva Lesauskaitė
- Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
- Lukas Žemaitis
- Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
- Laimonas Griškevičius
- Hematology, Oncology and Transfusion Medicine Center, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
- Guy Baele
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, KU Leuven
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26055-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
Here, the authors describe the emergence and spread of a new potential SARS-CoV-2 variant of interest, B.1.620. They show that this lineage, first identified in Lithuania, has established local transmission in Europe on multiple occasions and likely emerged in Central Africa.
