Genomic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of SARS-COV-2 in Italy.

Giangluglielmo Zehender Alessia LaiAnnalisa BergnaLuca MeroniAgostino RivaClaudia BalottaMaciej TarkowskiArianna GabrieliDario BernacchiaStefano RusconiGiuliano RizzardiniSpinello AntinoriMassimo Galli

Published in: Journal of medical virology (2020)

This report describes the isolation, molecular characterization, and phylogenetic analysis of the first three complete genomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) isolated from three patients involved in the first outbreak of COVID-19 in Lombardy, Italy. Early molecular epidemiological tracing suggests that SARS-CoV-2 was present in Italy weeks before the first reported cases of infection.

Keyphrases

sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
patient reported outcomes
copy number
gestational age
preterm birth