Genome Sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant of Concern Detected in Bangladesh.

Tanjina Akhtar Banu,Murshed Hasan Sarkar,Shahina Akter,Barna Goswami,Iffat Jahan,Eshrar Osman,Mohammad Samir Uzzaman,M. Ahashan Habib,Abu Sayeed Mohammad Mahmud,Mohammad Mohi Uddin,Tasnim Nafisa,Maruf Ahmed Molla,Mahmuda Yeasmin,Arifa Akram,M. Salim Khan

Genome Sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant of Concern Detected in Bangladesh.

2021

Tanjina Akhtar Banu
Murshed Hasan Sarkar
Shahina Akter
Barna Goswami
Iffat Jahan
Eshrar Osman
Mohammad Samir Uzzaman
M. Ahashan Habib
Abu Sayeed Mohammad Mahmud
Mohammad Mohi Uddin
Tasnim Nafisa
Maruf Ahmed Molla
Mahmuda Yeasmin
Arifa Akram
M. Salim Khan

We report the near-complete genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant (B.1.617.2) strain. This variant is associated with increased transmission and immune evasion.

Keywords:

severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Immune system
strain
Delta
DNA sequencing
Whole genome sequencing
transmission
Biology
Virology
Phylogenetic tree

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