Coding-Complete Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Relatedness of a SARS-CoV-2 Strain Detected in March 2020 in Cameroon

Richard Njouom; Serge Alain Sadeuh-Mba; Jules Tchatchueng; Moussa Moïse Diagne; Ndongo Dia; Paul Alain Ngoupo Tagnouokam; Yap Boum; Achta Hamadou; Linda Esso; Ousmane Faye; Mathurin Cyrille Tejiokem; Marie Claire Okomo; Alain Etoundi; Elisabeth Carniel; Sara Eyangoh

doi:10.1128/MRA.00093-21

Coding-Complete Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Relatedness of a SARS-CoV-2 Strain Detected in March 2020 in Cameroon

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Mar 11;10(10):e00093-21. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00093-21.

Authors

Richard Njouom¹, Serge Alain Sadeuh-Mba², Jules Tchatchueng², Moussa Moïse Diagne³, Ndongo Dia³, Paul Alain Ngoupo Tagnouokam², Yap Boum^{4

5}, Achta Hamadou^{2

5}, Linda Esso⁵, Ousmane Faye³, Mathurin Cyrille Tejiokem², Marie Claire Okomo⁶, Alain Etoundi⁵, Elisabeth Carniel², Sara Eyangoh^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon njouom@pasteur-yaounde.org.
² Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon.
³ Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
⁴ Epicentre, Yaounde, Cameroon.
⁵ Public Health Emergency Operation Center, Ministry of Health, Yaounde, Cameroon.
⁶ National Public Health Laboratory, Yaounde, Cameroon.

Abstract

We describe the coding-complete genome sequence of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strain obtained in Cameroon from a 58-year-old French patient who arrived from France on 24 February 2020. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this virus, named hCoV-19/Cameroon/1958-CMR-YAO/2020, belongs to lineage B.1.5 and is closely related to an isolate from France.