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Pango lineage designation and assignment using SARS-CoV-2 spike gene nucleotide sequences.
BMC genomics - 11 Feb 2022
O'Toole Áine, Pybus Oliver G, Abram Michael E, Kelly Elizabeth J, Rambaut Andrew
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BACKGROUND: More than 2 million SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences have been generated and shared since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and constitute a vital information source that informs outbreak control, disease surveillance, and public health policy. The Pango dynamic nomenclature is a popular system for classifying and naming genetically-distinct lineages of SARS-CoV-2, including variants of concern, and is...
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