Detection and Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Belonging to the B.1.1.7 Lineage in the Philippines.
Francis A TablizoCynthia P SalomaMarc Jerrone R CastroKenneth M KimMaria Sofia L YangzonCarlo M LapidBenedict A MaralitMarc Edsel C AyesJan Michael C YapJo-Hannah S LlamesShiela Mae M AraizaKris P PunayanIrish Coleen A AsinCandice Francheska B TambaoanAsia Louisa U ChongKarol Sophia Agape R PadillaRianna Patricia S CruzEl King D MoradoJoshua Gregor A DizonEva Maria Cutiongco-de la PazAlethea R de GuzmanRazel Nikka M HaoArianne A ZamoraDevon Ray PacialJuan Antonio R MagalangMarissa AlejandriaCelia CarlosAnna Ong-LimEdsel Maurice SalvañaJohn Q WongJaime C MontoyaMaria Rosario Singh-VergeirePublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2021)
We report the sequencing and detection of 36 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) samples containing lineage-defining mutations specific to viruses belonging to the B.1.1.7 lineage in the Philippines.