Table 5 Results for NGS sequencing of 14 randomly selected RNA specimens.

From: Commercially available SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR diagnostic tests need obligatory internal validation

Sample

Lineage

clade

VOC

1

BA.3

21M

Omicron

2

BA.2

21L

Omicron

3

BA.2

21L

Omicron

4

BA.1

21K

Omicron

5

BA.2

21L

Omicron

6

BA.2

21L

Omicron

7

BA.2

21L

Omicron

8

BA.1

21K

Omicron

9

BA.2

21L

Omicron

10

BA.2

21L

Omicron

11

BA.1

21K

Omicron

12

BA.2

21L

Omicron

13

BA.2

21L

Omicron

14

BA.2

21L

Omicron

  1. Samples with the 69–70 amino acid deletion in the spike protein, presenting the S Gene Target Failure (SGTF) detection pattern in the TaqPath COVID-19 assay, are marked in bold.