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SARS-CoV-2 variant N.9 identified in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2021
Tort Luis Fernando Lopez, Ribeiro Ieda Pereira, Menezes Lidiane Souza Raphael, Dos Santos Alexandre Araújo Cunha, Santos Marta Pereira, Damasceno Luana, Silva Paola Cristina Resende, de Siqueira Marilda Agudo Mendonça Teixeira, Brasil Patricia, Bonaldo Myrna Cristina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.33-derived lineage named N.9 was described recently in Brazil and it's considered a potential variant of interest (VOI) due to the presence of E484K substitution at the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the Spike (S) protein. OBJECTIVE: To describe the first detection of variant N.9 in Rio de Janeiro State. METHODS: SARS-CoV-2 N.9...
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