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ArticleVirus evolution2024

A phylogenetics and variant calling pipeline to support SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in the UK.

Rachel Colquhoun, Áine O'Toole, Verity Hill, J T McCrone, Xiaoyu Yu, Samuel M Nicholls, Radoslaw Poplawski, Thomas Whalley, Natalie Groves, Nicholas Ellaby and 3 more

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13 authors.

Rachel ColquhounInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Charlotte Auerbach Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5577-9897
Áine O'TooleInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Charlotte Auerbach Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8083-474X
Verity HillInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Charlotte Auerbach Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3509-8146
J T McCroneInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Charlotte Auerbach Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9846-8917
Xiaoyu YuInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Charlotte Auerbach Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8178-5457
Samuel M NichollsInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, School of Biosciences, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4081-065X
Radoslaw PoplawskiInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, School of Biosciences, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9594-085X
Thomas WhalleySchool of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AX, United Kingdom.
Natalie GrovesTARZET Division, UK Health Security Agency, 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4PU, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3832-3484
Nicholas EllabyTARZET Division, UK Health Security Agency, 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4PU, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6480-4452
Nick LomanInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, School of Biosciences, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9843-8988
Tom ConnorSchool of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AX, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2394-6504
Andrew RambautInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Charlotte Auerbach Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-3707

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/L015080/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In response to the escalating SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, in March 2020 the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium was established to enable national-scale genomic surveillance in the UK. By the end of 2020, 49% of all SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences globally had been generated as part of the COG-UK programme, and to date, this system has generated >3 million SARS-CoV-2 genomes. Rapidly and reliably analysing this unprecedented number of genomes was an enormous challenge. To fulfil this need and to inform public health decision-making, we developed a centralized pipeline that performs quality control, alignment, and variant calling and provides the global phylogenetic context of sequences. We present this pipeline and describe how we tailored it as the pandemic progressed to scale with the increasing amounts of data and to provide the most relevant analyses on a daily basis.

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genomic epidemiologygenomic surveillancephylogeneticsSARS-CoV-2software

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PMID39493537
PMCPMC11529618

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