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SARS Coronavirus-2 variant tracing within the first Coronavirus Disease 19 clusters in northern Germany.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2021
Pfefferle Susanne, Günther Thomas, Kobbe Robin, Czech-Sioli Manja, Nörz Dominic, Santer René, Oh Jun, Kluge Stefan, Oestereich Lisa, Peldschus Kersten, Indenbirken Daniela, Huang Jiabin, Grundhoff Adam, Aepfelbacher Martin, Knobloch Johannes K, Lütgehetmann Marc, Fischer Nicole
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OBJECTIVES: Investigation whether in depth characterization of virus variant patterns can be used for epidemiological analysis of the first severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection clusters in Hamburg, Germany. METHODS: Metagenomic RNA-sequencing and amplicon-sequencing and subsequent variant calling in 25 respiratory samples from SARS-CoV-2 infected patients involved in the earliest...
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