Molecular characterization and the mutation pattern of SARS-CoV-2 during first and second wave outbreaks in Hiroshima, Japan.
Ko KoShintaro NagashimaBunthen ESerge OuobaTomoyuki AkitaAya SugiyamaMasayuki OhisaTakemasa SakaguchiHidetoshi TaharaHiroki OhgeHideki OhdanTatsuhiko KuboEisaku KishitaMasao KuwabaraKazuaki TakahashiJunko TanakaPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Our findings reveal the evolutionary hierarchy of SARS-CoV-2 in Japan. The predominant D614G variants and a new form of ORF8 deletion in Hiroshima provide the clue for role of viral factor in local outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2.