Genomic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of SARS‐COV‐2 in Italy

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 92; no. 9; pp. 1637 - 1640
• Main Authors: Zehender, Gianguglielmo, Lai, Alessia, Bergna, Annalisa, Meroni, Luca, Riva, Agostino, Balotta, Claudia, Tarkowski, Maciej, Gabrieli, Arianna, Bernacchia, Dario, Rusconi, Stefano, Rizzardini, Giuliano, Antinori, Spinello, Galli, Massimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: complete genomes of SARS‐CoV‐2; Computational Biology - methods; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - virology; Epidemiology; Genome, Viral; Genomes; Genomics - methods; Humans; Italy - epidemiology; phylogenetic analysis; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Regression Analysis; SARS-CoV-2 - classification; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Short Communication; Short Communications; Viral diseases; Virology; Italy; COVID-19; complete genomes of SARS-CoV-2; phylogenetic analysis

This report describes the isolation, molecular characterization, and phylogenetic analysis of the first three complete genomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) isolated from three patients involved in the first outbreak of COVID‐19 in Lombardy, Italy. Early molecular e...