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Genome Sequences of the Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) and the Kappa Variant (B.1.617.1) Detected in Morocco

Marouane Melloul, Taha Chouati, Mouhssine Hemlali, Sanaâ Alaoui Amine, Nadia Touil, Hicham Elannaz, Khalid Ennibi, Mohammed Youbi, Mouad Merabet, Abdelkrim Meziane Bellefquih,

Microbiology Resource Announcements · 2021 · 14 citations · 7 references

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Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyGenomicsMolecular VirologyVirologyGenome SequencingRespiratory Infectious DiseasesViral GeneticsViral Genome OrganizationViral GenomicsViral InfectionsCoronavirus Respiratory InfectionNovel Virus IdentificationSars-cov-2 InfectionSevere Acute Respiratory SyndromeViral Genome SequencingViral Strain TypingViral Variant Detection

Abstract

Here, we report the identification and coding-complete genome sequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strains obtained from patients with COVID-19. The strains identified belong to variant of concern B.1.617.2 and variant of interest B.1.617.1.