Reports of Coding-Complete Genome Sequences of Five 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Strains Isolated in Bangladesh

M Imran Khan; Kazi Nadim Hasan; Abu Sufian; M Bayejid Hosen; Mohammed Nafiz Imtiaz Polol; M Abdul Khaleque; M Mizanur Rahman; M S M Chowdhury; Hasan Ul Haider; Mamudul Hasan Razu; Mala Khan; Mohammad Fazle Rabbi

doi:10.1128/MRA.00692-20

Reports of Coding-Complete Genome Sequences of Five 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Strains Isolated in Bangladesh

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 Jul 30;9(31):e00692-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00692-20.

Authors

M Imran Khan^{1

2}, Kazi Nadim Hasan², Abu Sufian^{1

3}, M Bayejid Hosen³, Mohammed Nafiz Imtiaz Polol^{1

2}, M Abdul Khaleque², M Mizanur Rahman^{1

4}, M S M Chowdhury⁵, Hasan Ul Haider⁶, Mamudul Hasan Razu⁷, Mala Khan⁷, Mohammad Fazle Rabbi^{8

9}

Affiliations

¹ DNA Solution Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
² Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
³ National Forensic DNA Profiling Laboratory, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁴ NIPRO JMI Pharma Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁵ Department of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁶ Central Police Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁷ Designated Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements, BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁸ DNA Solution Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh rabbim@dnasolutionbd.com.
⁹ Department of Soil, Water, and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Abstract

This study determined five coding-complete genome sequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strains isolated from oropharyngeal swab specimens of Bangladeshi patients who were diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and had no travel history.