Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 May 27;26(8).
doi: 10.3201/eid2608.201525. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Phylogenetic Analysis, Lazio Region, Italy, February-March 2020
Barbara Bartolini, Martina Rueca, Cesare Ernesto Maria Gruber, Francesco Messina, Fabrizio Carletti, Emanuela Giombini, Eleonora Lalle, Licia Bordi, Giulia Matusali, Francesca Colavita, Concetta Castilletti, Francesco Vairo, Giuseppe Ippolito, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Antonino Di Caro
- PMID: 32459984
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2608.201525
Abstract
We report phylogenetic and mutational analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus strains from the Lazio region of Italy and provide information about the dynamics of virus spread. Data suggest effective containment of clade V strains, but subsequently, multiple waves of clade G strains were circulating widely in Europe.
Keywords: COVID-19; Italy; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; full genome sequence; phylogenetic tree; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses.