Sequencing on an imported case in China of COVID-19 Delta variant emerging from India in a cargo ship in Zhoushan, China

J Med Virol. 2021 Dec;93(12):6828-6832. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27239. Epub 2021 Aug 7.

Abstract

A cluster of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections was found in a cargo ship under repair in Zhoushan, China. Twelve of 20 crew members were identified as SARS-CoV-2 positive. We analyzed four sequences and identified them all in the Delta branch emerging from India with 7-8 amino acid mutation sites in the spike protein.

Keywords: coronavirus; disease control; genetics; mutation; virus classification.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / virology*
  • China
  • Genome, Viral / genetics
  • Humans
  • India
  • Phylogeny
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics*
  • Sequence Analysis / methods
  • Ships / methods
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / genetics

Substances

  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus