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. 2021 May 6;10(18):e00219-21.
doi: 10.1128/MRA.00219-21.

Detection and Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Belonging to the B.1.1.7 Lineage in the Philippines

Francis A Tablizo  1 , Cynthia P Saloma  2   3 , Marc Jerrone R Castro  1 , Kenneth M Kim  1 , Maria Sofia L Yangzon  1 , Carlo M Lapid  1 , Benedict A Maralit  4 , Marc Edsel C Ayes  5 , Jan Michael C Yap  1 , Jo-Hannah S Llames  4 , Shiela Mae M Araiza  4 , Kris P Punayan  4 , Irish Coleen A Asin  4 , Candice Francheska B Tambaoan  4 , Asia Louisa U Chong  4 , Karol Sophia Agape R Padilla  4 , Rianna Patricia S Cruz  1 , El King D Morado  1 , Joshua Gregor A Dizon  1 , Eva Maria Cutiongco-de la Paz  6   3 , Alethea R de Guzman  7 , Razel Nikka M Hao  8 , Arianne A Zamora  7 , Devon Ray Pacial  7 , Juan Antonio R Magalang  7 , Marissa Alejandria  3 , Celia Carlos  3 , Anna Ong-Lim  3 , Edsel Maurice Salvaña  3 , John Q Wong  3 , Jaime C Montoya  3 , Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire  3
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Detection and Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Belonging to the B.1.1.7 Lineage in the Philippines

Francis A Tablizo et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

We report the sequencing and detection of 36 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) samples containing lineage-defining mutations specific to viruses belonging to the B.1.1.7 lineage in the Philippines.

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