COVFlow: phylodynamics analyses of viruses from selected SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences

Phylodynamic analyses can generate important and timely data to optimise public health response to SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and epidemics. However, their implementation is hampered by the massive amount of sequence data and the difficulty to parameterise dedicated software packages. We introduce the COV...

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Main Authors: Danesh, Gonché, Boennec, Corentin, Verdurme, Laura, Roussel, Mathilde, Trombert-Paolantoni, Sabine, Visseaux, Benoit, Haim-Boukobza, Stéphanie, Alizon, Samuel
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author Danesh, Gonché
Boennec, Corentin
Verdurme, Laura
Roussel, Mathilde
Trombert-Paolantoni, Sabine
Visseaux, Benoit
Haim-Boukobza, Stéphanie
Alizon, Samuel
author_facet Danesh, Gonché
Boennec, Corentin
Verdurme, Laura
Roussel, Mathilde
Trombert-Paolantoni, Sabine
Visseaux, Benoit
Haim-Boukobza, Stéphanie
Alizon, Samuel
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description Phylodynamic analyses can generate important and timely data to optimise public health response to SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and epidemics. However, their implementation is hampered by the massive amount of sequence data and the difficulty to parameterise dedicated software packages. We introduce the COVFlow pipeline, accessible at https://gitlab.in2p3.fr/ete/CoV-flow, which allows a user to select sequences from the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID) database according to user-specified criteria, to perform basic phylogenetic analyses, and to produce an XML file to be run in the Beast2 software package. We illustrate the potential of this tool by studying two sets of sequences from the Delta variant in two French regions. This pipeline can facilitate the use of virus sequence data at the local level, for instance, to track the dynamics of a particular lineage or variant in a region of interest.  
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spelling doaj-art-42385eca574d4043a9ff9c4dcff1369d2025-02-07T10:16:48ZengPeer Community InPeer Community Journal2804-38712023-10-01310.24072/pcjournal.33310.24072/pcjournal.333COVFlow: phylodynamics analyses of viruses from selected SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences Danesh, Gonché0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8688-7666Boennec, Corentin1Verdurme, Laura2Roussel, Mathilde3Trombert-Paolantoni, Sabine4Visseaux, Benoit5Haim-Boukobza, Stéphanie6Alizon, Samuel7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0779-9543MIVEGEC, CNRS, IRD, Université de Montpellier, FranceMIVEGEC, CNRS, IRD, Université de Montpellier, FranceLaboratoire CERBA, Saint Ouen L’Aumône, FranceLaboratoire CERBA, Saint Ouen L’Aumône, FranceLaboratoire CERBA, Saint Ouen L’Aumône, FranceLaboratoire CERBA, Saint Ouen L’Aumône, FranceLaboratoire CERBA, Saint Ouen L’Aumône, FranceMIVEGEC, CNRS, IRD, Université de Montpellier, France; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), College de France, CNRS, INSERM, Université PSL, Paris, FrancePhylodynamic analyses can generate important and timely data to optimise public health response to SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and epidemics. However, their implementation is hampered by the massive amount of sequence data and the difficulty to parameterise dedicated software packages. We introduce the COVFlow pipeline, accessible at https://gitlab.in2p3.fr/ete/CoV-flow, which allows a user to select sequences from the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID) database according to user-specified criteria, to perform basic phylogenetic analyses, and to produce an XML file to be run in the Beast2 software package. We illustrate the potential of this tool by studying two sets of sequences from the Delta variant in two French regions. This pipeline can facilitate the use of virus sequence data at the local level, for instance, to track the dynamics of a particular lineage or variant in a region of interest.   https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.333/COVID-19molecular epidemiologysequence databasephylogeneticspublic health
spellingShingle Danesh, Gonché
Boennec, Corentin
Verdurme, Laura
Roussel, Mathilde
Trombert-Paolantoni, Sabine
Visseaux, Benoit
Haim-Boukobza, Stéphanie
Alizon, Samuel
COVFlow: phylodynamics analyses of viruses from selected SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences
Peer Community Journal
COVID-19
molecular epidemiology
sequence database
phylogenetics
public health
title COVFlow: phylodynamics analyses of viruses from selected SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences
title_full COVFlow: phylodynamics analyses of viruses from selected SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences
title_fullStr COVFlow: phylodynamics analyses of viruses from selected SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences
title_full_unstemmed COVFlow: phylodynamics analyses of viruses from selected SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences
title_short COVFlow: phylodynamics analyses of viruses from selected SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences
title_sort covflow phylodynamics analyses of viruses from selected sars cov 2 genome sequences
topic COVID-19
molecular epidemiology
sequence database
phylogenetics
public health
url https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.333/
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