Complete Genome Sequences of SARS-CoV-2 Strains Detected in Malaysia

Yoong Min Chong; I-Ching Sam; Sasheela Ponnampalavanar; Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar; Adeeba Kamarulzaman; Vijayan Munusamy; Chee Kuan Wong; Fadhil Hadi Jamaluddin; Han Ming Gan; Jennifer Chong; Cindy Shuan Ju Teh; Yoke Fun Chan

doi:10.1128/MRA.00383-20

Complete Genome Sequences of SARS-CoV-2 Strains Detected in Malaysia

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 May 14;9(20):e00383-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00383-20.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
² Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
³ Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁵ GeneSeq Sdn Bhd, Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁶ Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia chanyf@um.edu.my.

Abstract

We sequenced four severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genomes from Malaysia during the second wave of infection and found unique mutations which suggest local evolution. Circulating Malaysian strains represent introductions from different countries, particularly during the first wave of infection. Genome sequencing is important for understanding local epidemiology.