Module 1.2 – The SARS-CoV-2 Genome

Overview: This module describes the basics of microbial genomes, with specific refence to the SARS-CoV-2 genome.

Posted: 01/08/21

Presenter: Shatavia S. Morrison, PhD (view bio​)
Bioinformatics Unit Lead​, CDC

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Further Reading:

1. How coronavirus mutates and spreads.external icon
   Corum and Zimmer. New York Times, 2020.
2. SARS-CoV-2 sequencing data: The devil is in the genomic details.external icon
   Hemarajata. ASM.org, 2020.

Additional Resources:

1. A pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin.external icon
   Zhou, et al. Nature, 2020.
2. A dynamic nomenclature proposal for SARS-CoV-2 lineages to assist genomic epidemiology.external icon
   Rambaut, et al. Nat Microbiol, 2020.
3. Addendum: A dynamic nomenclature proposal for SARS-CoV-2 lineages to assist genomic epidemiology.external icon
   Rambaut, et al. Nat Microbiol, 2021.
4. The SARS-CoV-2 genome: variation, implication and application. pdf icon[PDF, 166K]external icon
   The Royal Society, 2020.
5. Profiling SARS-CoV-2 mutation fingerprints that range from the viral pangenome to individual infection quasispecies.external icon
   Lau, et al. Genome Med, 2021.