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VIRUSES-BASEL
卷 13, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v13081491
关键词
public health surveillance; SARS-CoV-2 variants; viral genomes; molecular sequence data
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资金
- German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)
- German ministry for education and research (BMBF) [01KI2016, 031L0176A]
- ITN ViroInf
- Joachim Herz Foundation
The frequency of the SARS-CoV-2 lineage A.27 in Germany has been increasing, with most genomes identified in laboratories from Baden-Wuerttemberg. The A.27 lineage exhibits mutational patterns typical of VOIs/VOCs, potentially leading to immune escape and higher transmissibility. While the relative abundance of A.27 in Germany has declined since the end of February, other variants such as B.1.1.7 and B.1.617.2 are on the rise.
Here, we report on the increasing frequency of the SARS-CoV-2 lineage A.27 in Germany during the first months of 2021. Genomic surveillance identified 710 A.27 genomes in Germany as of 2 May 2021, with a vast majority identified in laboratories from a single German state (Baden-Wuerttemberg, n = 572; 80.5%). Baden-Wuerttemberg is located near the border with France, from where most A.27 sequences were entered into public databases until May 2021. The first appearance of this lineage based on sequencing in a laboratory in Baden-Wuerttemberg can be dated to early January '21. From then on, the relative abundance of A.27 increased until the end of February but has since declined-meanwhile, the abundance of B.1.1.7 increased in the region. The A.27 lineage shows a mutational pattern typical of VOIs/VOCs, including an accumulation of amino acid substitutions in the Spike glycoprotein. Among those, L18F, L452R and N501Y are located in the epitope regions of the N-terminal- (NTD) or receptor binding domain (RBD) and have been suggested to result in immune escape and higher transmissibility. In addition, A.27 does not show the D614G mutation typical for all VOIs/VOCs from the B lineage. Overall, A.27 should continue to be monitored nationally and internationally, even though the observed trend in Germany was initially displaced by B.1.1.7 (Alpha), while now B.1.617.2 (Delta) is on the rise.
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