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Quantification and Whole Genome Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater and Air Samples
Published on: June 30, 2023
Whole-genome analysis and mutation pattern of SARS-CoV-2 during first and second wave outbreak in Gwangju, Republic
Shilpa Chatterjee1, Choon-Mee Kim2, You Mi Lee3
1Department of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
To investigate the specific genomic features and mutation pattern, whole and near-complete SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences were analyzed. Clinical samples were collected from 18 COVID-19-positive patients and subjected to nucleic acid purification. Cell culture was performed to extract various SARS-CoV-2 isolates. Whole-genome analysis was performed using next-generation sequencing, and phylogenetic analyses were conducted to determine genetic diversity of the various SARS-CoV-2 isolates. The next-generation sequencing data identified 8 protein-coding regions with 17 mutated proteins. We identified 51 missense point mutations and deletions in 5' and 3' untranslated regions. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that V and GH are the dominant clades of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in the Gwangju region of South Korea. Moreover, statistical analysis confirmed a significant difference between viral load (P < 0.001) and number of mutations (P < 0.0001) in 2 mutually exclusive SARS-CoV-2 clades which indicates frequent genomic alterations in SARS-CoV-2 in patients with high viral load. Our results provide an in-depth analysis of SARS-COV-2 whole genome which we believe, can shed light in the understanding of SARS-COV-2 pathogenesis and mutation pattern which can aid in the development of prevention methods as well as future research into the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 and therapeutic development.
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