ViruClust: direct comparison of SARS-CoV-2 genomes and genetic variants in space and time

L Cilibrasi, P Pinoli, A Bernasconi, A Canakoglu… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Motivation The ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and the rapid emergence of variants of
concern at distinct geographic locations have relevant implications for the implementation of …

Comparative genomics reveals early emergence and biased spatiotemporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2

M Chiara, DS Horner, C Gissi… - Molecular biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Effective systems for the analysis of molecular data are fundamental for monitoring the
spread of infectious diseases and studying pathogen evolution. The rapid identification of …

Comparative genomics provides an operational classification system and reveals early emergence and biased spatio-temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2

M Chiara, DS Horner, C Gissi, G Pesole - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Effective systems for the analysis of molecular data are of fundamental importance for real-
time monitoring of the spread of infectious diseases and the study of pathogen evolution …

HaploCoV: unsupervised classification and rapid detection of novel emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2

M Chiara, DS Horner, E Ferrandi, C Gissi… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Accurate and timely monitoring of the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 is crucial for identifying and
tracking potentially more transmissible/virulent viral variants, and implement mitigation …

The genomic variation landscape of globally-circulating clades of SARS-CoV-2 defines a genetic barcoding scheme

Q Guan, M Sadykov, R Nugmanova, MJ Carr, ST Arold… - biorxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
We describe fifteen major mutation events from 2,058 high-quality SARS-CoV-2 genomes
deposited up to March 31st, 2020. These events define five major clades (G, I, S, D and V) of …

VariantHunter: a method and tool for fast detection of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

P Pinoli, A Canakoglu, S Ceri, M Chiara, E Ferrandi… - Database, 2023 - academic.oup.com
With the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, large datasets of SARS-CoV-2 genome
sequences were collected to closely monitor the evolution of the virus and identify the novel …

[HTML][HTML] IDbSV: an open-access repository for monitoring sars-cov-2 variations and evolution

A Essabbar, S Kartti, T Alouane, M Hakmi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ending COVID-19 pandemic requires a collaborative understanding of SARS-CoV-2 and
COVID-19 mechanisms. Yet, the evolving nature of coronaviruses results in a continuous …

[HTML][HTML] Early detection of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest for experimental evaluation

ZS Wallace, J Davis, AM Niewiadomska… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has demonstrated its ability to
rapidly and continuously evolve, leading to the emergence of thousands of different …

Genomic, geographic and temporal distributions of SARS-CoV-2 mutations

HC Yang, C Chen, JH Wang, HC Liao, CT Yang… - Biorxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The COVID-19 pandemic is the most significant public health issue in recent history. Its
causal agent, SARS-CoV-2, has evolved rapidly since its first emergence in December …

[HTML][HTML] Geographic and genomic distribution of SARS-CoV-2 mutations

D Mercatelli, FM Giorgi - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The novel respiratory disease COVID-19 has reached the status of worldwide pandemic and
large efforts are currently being undertaken in molecularly characterizing the virus causing it …