Research Article

Rational Primer and Probe Construction in PCR-Based Assays for the Efficient Diagnosis of Drifting Variants of SARS-CoV-2

Table 2

SNP profiles in S gene of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs.

Common nameUK variantSouth African variantBrazilian variantIndian double mutantIndian double mutantOmicron
Country linked toUKSouth AfricaBrazilIndiaIndiaSouth Africa
Pango lineageB.1.1.7B.1.351P.1B.1.617.2AY.1BA.1
Variant a/c GISAIDVUI202012/01 GRY (B.1.1.7)GH/501Y.v2 (B.1.351)GR/501Y.V3 (P.1)GGGGGRA
WHO namesAlphaAlphaBetaBetaGammaGammaDeltaDeltaDelta (B.1.617.2-like) +K417NDelta (B.1.617.2-like) +K417NOmicronOmicron

Mutation/GISAID entry exampleEPI_ISL_601443EPI_ISL_581117EPI_ISL_678595EPI_ISL_660222EPI_ISL_792683EPI_ISL_792680EPI_ISL_2131567EPI_ISL_2441609EPI_ISL_2171265EPI_ISL_2479976EPI_ISL_11457659EPI_ISL_11655397
Spike L18FL18FL18FL18F
Spike T19RT19RT19RT19R
Spike T20NT20NT20N
Spike P26SP26SP26S
Spike A67VA67VA67V
Spike H69delH69delH69delH69delH69del
Spike V70delV70delV70delV70delV70del
Spike K77TK77T
Spike D80AD80AD80A
Spike T95IT95IT95IT95I
Spike D138YD138YD138Y
Spike G142DG142DG142DG142DG142D
Spike V143V143delV143del
Spike Y144delY144delY144delY144delY144del
Spike Y145delY145delY145del
Spike E156GE156G
Spike 157delF157del
Spike R158delR158del
Spike R190SR190SR190S
Spike N211delN211delN211del
Spike L212IL212IL212I
Spike ins214EPEins214EPEins214EPE
Spike D215GD215GD215G
Spike L242delL242delL242del
Spike A243delA243delA243del
Spike L244delL244delL244del
Spike W258LW258LW258L
Spike G 339DG339DG339D
Spike R346KR346KR346K
Spike S371LS371LS371L
Spike S373PS373PS373P
Spike S375FS375FS375F
Spike K417TK417NK417NK417TK417TK417NK417NK417NK417N
Spike N440KN440KN440K
Spike G446SG446SG446S
Spike L452RL452RL452RL452RL452R
Spike S477NS477NS477N
Spike T478KT478KT478KT478KT478KT478KT478K
Spike E484QE484KE484KE484KE484K
Spike E484AE484AE484A
Spike Q493RQ493RQ493R
Spike G496SG496SG496S
Spike Q498RQ498RQ498R
Spike N501YN501YN501YN501YN501YN501YN501YN501YN501Y
Spike Y505HY505HY505H
Spike T547KT547KT547K
Spike A570DA570DA570D
Spike D614GD614GD614GD614GD614GD614GD614GD614GD614GD614GD614GD614GD614G
Spike H655YH655YH655YH655YH655Y
Spike N679KN679KN679K
Spike P681HP681HP681HP681RP681RP681RP681RP681HP681H
Spike A701VA701VA701V
Spike T716IT716IT716I
Spike N764KN764KN764K
Spike D796YD796YD796Y
Spike N856KN856KN856K
Spike D950ND950ND950ND950ND950B
Spike Q954HQ954HQ954H
Spike N969KN969KN969K
Spike L981FL981FL981F
Spike S982AS982AS982A
Spike T1027IT1027IT1027I
Spike D1118HD1118HD1118H
Spike V1176FV1176FV1176F
Not in the individual database but remarked as defining.