MicroBinfie Podcast, 55 SARS-CoV-2 And Sequencing Spike With Sanger Sequencing - Welcome To 1995

Released on April 8, 2021

New Method for Identifying Variants of Concern Using Sanger Sequencing

Today, we're exploring a novel method for identifying variants of concern by utilizing Sanger sequencing. We're joined by two of the authors of this groundbreaking method, Kai Blin and Tue Jorgensen, both of whom are affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark.

Resources

• Preprint: Link to preprint on medRxiv
• Protocol: Sanger sequencing of a part of the SARS-CoV-2 spike
• Software: GitHub repository for COVID spike classification software
• Web App: SSI BioLib COVID Spike Classification App

Note: The method discussed is specific to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, and emphasizes the use of Sanger sequencing for variant identification.

Episode 55 transcript