Adaptability of single-nucleotide polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction (SNP-PCR) for subtyping SARS-CoV-2 and a new SNP-PCR for XBB, XBB.1.5, and B.Q.1/B.Q.1.1

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• ² Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• ³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; BCCDC Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• ⁴ Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address: nmatic@providencehealth.bc.ca.