Complete Genome Sequence of a SARS-CoV-2 Strain Sampled in Morocco in May 2020, Obtained Using Sanger Sequencing

Abderrazak Rfaki; Nadia Touil; Mouhssine Hemlali; Sanaâ Alaoui Amine; Marouane Melloul; Moulay Abdelaziz El Alaoui; Hicham Elannaz; Amine Idriss Lahlou; Mostafa Elouennass; Khalid Ennibi; Elmostafa El Fahime

doi:10.1128/MRA.00387-21

Complete Genome Sequence of a SARS-CoV-2 Strain Sampled in Morocco in May 2020, Obtained Using Sanger Sequencing

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 May 20;10(20):e00387-21. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00387-21.

Authors

Abderrazak Rfaki^#^{1

2}, Nadia Touil^#^{2

3}, Mouhssine Hemlali^{1

2}, Sanaâ Alaoui Amine^{1

2}, Marouane Melloul^{1

2}, Moulay Abdelaziz El Alaoui^{1

4}, Hicham Elannaz³, Amine Idriss Lahlou³, Mostafa Elouennass³, Khalid Ennibi³, Elmostafa El Fahime^{5

2}

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics Platform, National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST), Rabat, Morocco.
² Genomic Center for Human Pathologies (GENOPATH), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
³ Unité de Culture Cellulaire, CVMIT, HMI Med V, Rabat, Morocco.
⁴ Laboratoire de Botanique et de Protection des Plantes, UFR de Mycologie, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco.
⁵ Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics Platform, National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST), Rabat, Morocco m.elfahime@gmail.com.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

The complete genome sequence of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strain was obtained. The strain was isolated from a nasopharyngeal swab specimen from a female patient in Rabat, Morocco, with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This strain belongs to clade 20A and has 12 mutations and 8 amino acid substitutions compared to the reference strain Wuhan/Hu-1/2019.