Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from the Kenyan population
Vaccination is a key control measure of coronavirus disease 2019 by preventing severe effects of disease outcomes, reducing hospitalization rates and death, and increasing immunity. However, vaccination can affect the evolution and adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 largely through vaccine-induced immune pres...
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| author | Lugano, Doreen Mwangi, Kennedy Mware, Bernard Kibet, Gilbert Osiany, Shebbar Kiritu, Edward Dobi, Paul Muli, Collins Njeru, Regina Oliveira, T. de Njenga, M.K. Routh, A. Oyola, Samuel O. |
| author2 | Schultz-Cherry, Stacey |
| author_browse | Dobi, Paul Kibet, Gilbert Kiritu, Edward Lugano, Doreen Muli, Collins Mwangi, Kennedy Mware, Bernard Njenga, M.K. Njeru, Regina Oliveira, T. de Osiany, Shebbar Oyola, Samuel O. Routh, A. Schultz-Cherry, Stacey |
| author_facet | Schultz-Cherry, Stacey Lugano, Doreen Mwangi, Kennedy Mware, Bernard Kibet, Gilbert Osiany, Shebbar Kiritu, Edward Dobi, Paul Muli, Collins Njeru, Regina Oliveira, T. de Njenga, M.K. Routh, A. Oyola, Samuel O. |
| author_sort | Lugano, Doreen |
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| description | Vaccination is a key control measure of coronavirus disease 2019 by preventing severe effects of disease outcomes, reducing hospitalization rates and death, and increasing immunity. However, vaccination can affect the evolution and adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 largely through vaccine-induced immune pressure. Here, we investigated intrahost recombination and single nucleotide variations (iSNVs) on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome in non-vaccinated and vaccinated sequences from the Kenyan population to profile intrahost viral genetic evolution and adaptations driven by vaccine-induced immune pressure. We identified recombination hotspots in the S, N, and ORF1a/b genes and showed the genetic evolution landscape of SARS-CoV-2 by comparing within- and inter-wave recombination events from the beginning of the pandemic (June 2020 to December 2022) in Kenya. We further reveal differential expression of recombinant RNA species between vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals and perform an in-depth analysis of iSNVs to identify and characterize the functional properties of non-synonymous mutations found in ORF-1 a/b, S, and N genes. Lastly, we detected a minority variant in non-vaccinated patients in Kenya, with an immune escape mutation S255F of the spike gene, and showed differential recombinant RNA species. Overall, this work identified unique in vivo mutations and intrahost recombination patterns in SARS-CoV-2, which could have significant implications for virus evolution, virulence, and immune escape. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1744722025-12-08T09:54:28Z Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from the Kenyan population Lugano, Doreen Mwangi, Kennedy Mware, Bernard Kibet, Gilbert Osiany, Shebbar Kiritu, Edward Dobi, Paul Muli, Collins Njeru, Regina Oliveira, T. de Njenga, M.K. Routh, A. Oyola, Samuel O. Schultz-Cherry, Stacey covid-19 health Vaccination is a key control measure of coronavirus disease 2019 by preventing severe effects of disease outcomes, reducing hospitalization rates and death, and increasing immunity. However, vaccination can affect the evolution and adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 largely through vaccine-induced immune pressure. Here, we investigated intrahost recombination and single nucleotide variations (iSNVs) on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome in non-vaccinated and vaccinated sequences from the Kenyan population to profile intrahost viral genetic evolution and adaptations driven by vaccine-induced immune pressure. We identified recombination hotspots in the S, N, and ORF1a/b genes and showed the genetic evolution landscape of SARS-CoV-2 by comparing within- and inter-wave recombination events from the beginning of the pandemic (June 2020 to December 2022) in Kenya. We further reveal differential expression of recombinant RNA species between vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals and perform an in-depth analysis of iSNVs to identify and characterize the functional properties of non-synonymous mutations found in ORF-1 a/b, S, and N genes. Lastly, we detected a minority variant in non-vaccinated patients in Kenya, with an immune escape mutation S255F of the spike gene, and showed differential recombinant RNA species. Overall, this work identified unique in vivo mutations and intrahost recombination patterns in SARS-CoV-2, which could have significant implications for virus evolution, virulence, and immune escape. 2025-06-17 2025-05-08T06:31:11Z 2025-05-08T06:31:11Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174472 en Open Access American Society for Microbiology Lugano, D., Mwangi, K., Mware, B., Kibet, G., Osiany, S., Kiritu, E., Dobi, P., Muli, C., Njeru, R., Oliveira T. de, Njenga, M.K., Routh, A. and Oyola, S.O. 2025. Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from the Kenyan population. Journal of Virology 99(6): e00482-25. |
| spellingShingle | covid-19 health Lugano, Doreen Mwangi, Kennedy Mware, Bernard Kibet, Gilbert Osiany, Shebbar Kiritu, Edward Dobi, Paul Muli, Collins Njeru, Regina Oliveira, T. de Njenga, M.K. Routh, A. Oyola, Samuel O. Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from the Kenyan population |
| title | Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from the Kenyan population |
| title_full | Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from the Kenyan population |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from the Kenyan population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from the Kenyan population |
| title_short | Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from the Kenyan population |
| title_sort | characterization of sars cov 2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non vaccinated patients from the kenyan population |
| topic | covid-19 health |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174472 |
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