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ArticleViruses2023

Molecular Characterization and Cluster Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Isolates in Kahramanmaraş City, Turkey: The Delta VOC Wave within One Month.

Nadia Marascio, Merve Cilburunoglu, Elif Gulsum Torun, Federica Centofanti, Elida Mataj, Michele Equestre, Roberto Bruni, Angela Quirino, Giovanni Matera, Anna Rita Ciccaglione and 1 more

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Article in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Nadia MarascioDepartment of Health Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, "Magna Grecia" University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0880-8955
Merve CilburunogluMicrobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcü Imam University, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8627-7366
Elif Gulsum TorunMicrobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcü Imam University, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Federica CentofantiDepartment of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Elida MatajInstituti i Shendetit Publik (ISHP), 1000 Tirana, Albania.
Michele EquestreDepartment of Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Roberto BruniDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3035-5510
Angela QuirinoDepartment of Health Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, "Magna Grecia" University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Giovanni MateraDepartment of Health Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, "Magna Grecia" University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Anna Rita CiccaglioneDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Kezban Tulay YalcinkayaMicrobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcü Imam University, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6324-4585
Istituto Superiore di Sanità · ITKahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University · TRMagna Graecia University · ITInstitute of Public Health · ALUniversity of L'Aquila · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has seriously affected the population in Turkey. Since the beginning, phylogenetic analysis has been necessary to monitor public health measures against COVID-19 disease. In any case, the analysis of spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N) gene mutations was crucial in determining their potential impact on viral spread. We screened S and N regions to detect usual and unusual substitutions, whilst also investigating the clusters among a patient cohort resident in Kahramanmaraş city, in a restricted time span. Sequences were obtained by Sanger methods and genotyped by the PANGO Lineage tool. Amino acid substitutions were annotated comparing newly generated sequences to the NC_045512.2 reference sequence. Clusters were defined using phylogenetic analysis with a 70% cut-off. All sequences were classified as Delta. Eight isolates carried unusual mutations on the S protein, some of them located in the S2 key domain. One isolate displayed the unusual L139S on the N protein, while few isolates carried the T24I and A359S N substitutions able to destabilize the protein. Phylogeny identified nine monophyletic clusters. This study provided additional information about SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology in Turkey, suggesting local transmission of infection in the city by several transmission routes, and highlighting the necessity to improve the power of sequencing worldwide.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Cluster AnalysisHumansPhylogenyTurkeycluster identificationCOVID-19delta VOCSARS-CoV-2unusual mutations

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