Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online ISSN : 1884-2836
Print ISSN : 1344-6304
ISSN-L : 1344-6304

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Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 patients and an asymptomatic individual
Takayuki HishikiKengo UsuiTadaichi AnRieko SuzukiJun-ichi SakuragiYuki TanakaYu MatsukiJun KawaiYasushi KogoYoshihide HayashizakiTomohiko Takasaki
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Article ID: JJID.2021.292

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Despite the recent introduction of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, more effective vaccines and antiviral drugs must be developed. Here, we isolated five SARS-CoV-2 strains from four patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and an asymptomatic individual using pharyngeal swabs, nasopharyngeal swabs, and sputum samples. Cytopathic effects in inoculated Vero cells were observed between days 3 and 7. SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and next-generation sequencing. Phylogenetic analyses of the whole genome sequences showed that the virus isolates from the clinical samples were belonged to the Wuhan and European lineages. These findings and isolated viruses may contribute to the development of diagnostic tools, vaccines, and antiviral drugs for COVID-19.

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