# Genome sequencing of severe acute respiratory syndrome COVID-19 EF.1 variant strain obtained from a Moroccan patient

**Authors:** Lahcen Ouchari, Mouhssine Hemlali, Hamza Ghammaz, Taha Chouati, Marouane Melloul, Sanaâ Alaoui Amine, Safaa Rhoulam, Hicham Elannaz, Nadia Touil, Khalid Ennibi, Elmostafa El Fahime

PMC · DOI: 10.1128/mra.01255-23 · Microbiology Resource Announcements · 2024-03-19

## TL;DR

This paper reports the genome sequence of a SARS-CoV-2 strain from a Moroccan patient, identified as the EF.1 subvariant of BA.5 Omicron.

## Contribution

The study provides a new genome sequence of the EF.1 subvariant of the BA.5 Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.

## Key findings

- The identified strain EF.1 belongs to the BQ1.1 subvariant of the BA.5 Omicron variant.
- The complete coding genome sequence of the strain was obtained from a Moroccan patient.

## Abstract

Here, we report the identification and coding-complete genome sequence of a severe acute respiratory syndrome COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) strain obtained from a Moroccan patient. The detected strain EF.1 belongs to the BQ1.1 subvariant of the BA.5 Omicron variant.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** severe acute respiratory syndrome (MONDO:0005091), COVID-19 (MONDO:0100096)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** severe acute respiratory syndrome COVID-19 (MESH:D045169)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (no rank) [taxon 2697049]

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