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ArticleMicrobial genomics2024

Exploration of low-frequency allelic variants of SARS-CoV-2 genomes reveals coinfections in Mexico occurred during periods of VOCs turnover.

Rodrigo García-López, Blanca Taboada, Selene Zárate, José Esteban Muñoz-Medina, Angel Gustavo Salas-Lais, Alfredo Herrera-Estrella, Celia Boukadida, Joel Armando Vazquez-Perez, Bruno Gómez-Gil, Alejandro Sanchez-Flores and 1 more

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Article in Microbial genomics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Rodrigo García-LópezDepartamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Blanca TaboadaDepartamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Selene ZáratePosgrado en Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
José Esteban Muñoz-MedinaCoordinación de Calidad de Insumos y Laboratorios Especializados, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Angel Gustavo Salas-LaisCoordinación de Calidad de Insumos y Laboratorios Especializados, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Alfredo Herrera-EstrellaLaboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad-Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Celia BoukadidaCentro de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Joel Armando Vazquez-PerezLaboratorio de Biología Molecular de Enfermedades Emergentes y EPOC, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Bruno Gómez-GilCentro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo AC, Unidad Mazatlán, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Alejandro Sanchez-FloresUnidad Universitaria de Secuenciación Masiva y Bioinformática, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Carlos F AriasDepartamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias · MXMexican Social Security Institute · MXCentro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo · MXInstituto Politécnico Nacional · MXUniversidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México · MX

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A total of 14 973 alleles in 29 661 sequenced samples collected between March 2021 and January 2023 by the Mexican Consortium for Genomic Surveillance (CoViGen-Mex) and collaborators were used to construct a thorough map of mutations of the Mexican SARS-CoV-2 genomic landscape containing Intra-Patient Minor Allelic Variants (IPMAVs), which are low-frequency alleles not ordinarily present in a genomic consensus sequence. This additional information proved critical in identifying putative coinfecting variants included alongside the most common variants, B.1.1.222, B.1.1.519, and variants of concern (VOCs) Alpha, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron. A total of 379 coinfection events were recorded in the dataset (a rate of 1.28 %), resulting in the first such catalogue in Mexico. The most common putative coinfections occurred during the spread of Delta or after the introduction of Omicron BA.2 and its descendants. Coinfections occurred constantly during periods of variant turnover when more than one variant shared the same niche and high infection rate was observed, which was dependent on the local variants and time. Coinfections might occur at a higher frequency than customarily reported, but they are often ignored as only the consensus sequence is reported for lineage identification.

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CoinfectionCOVID-19AllelesHumansMexicoSARS-CoV-2coinfectionsgenomic surveillanceMexicoSARS-CoV-2viral quasispecies

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PMID38512312
PMCPMC11004493
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