Multiple detection and spread of novel strains of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.177 (B.1.177.75) lineage that test negative by a commercially available nucleocapsid gene real-time RT-PCR

Several lineages of SARS-CoV-2 are currently circulating worldwide. During SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic activities performed in Abruzzo region (central Italy) several strains belonging to the B.1.177.75 lineage tested negative for the N gene but positive for the ORF1ab and S genes (+/+/- pattern) by the Ta...

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Published in:	Emerging Microbes and Infections
Main Authors:	Laura Amato, Lucija Jurisic, Ilaria Puglia, Valeria Di Lollo, Valentina Curini, Giuseppe Torzi, Arturo Di Girolamo, Iolanda Mangone, Adamo Mancinelli, Nicola Decaro, Paolo Calistri, Francesca Di Giallonardo, Alessio Lorusso, Nicola D’Alterio
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Subjects:	Abruzzo COVID-19 diagnosis mutations nucleocapsid polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2021.1933609