Genome Sequence of a Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Lineage XAM (BA.1.1/BA.2.9) Strain from a Clinical Sample in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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SUBMITTER: Paulino-Ramirez R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9872639 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
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Genome Sequence of a Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Lineage XAM (BA.1.1/BA.2.9) Strain from a Clinical Sample in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Paulino-Ramírez Robert R Pham Kien K Breban Mallery I MI Peguero Armando A Jabier Maridania M Sánchez Nelissa N Eustate Iscania I Ruiz Ingrid I Grubaugh Nathan D ND Hahn Anne M AM
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Here, we report a recombinant severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage XAM (Omicron BA.1.1/BA.2.9) strain that was collected in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This demonstrates how SARS-CoV-2 variants can vary greatly between regions and thus underlines the great importance of regional genomic surveillance efforts. ...[more]
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