JQ.2 : BA.2.86.3 got S:R346T (13 seqs) and then S:L455S in South Africa, Canada ( 10 sequences)

[FedeGueli]

Just uploaded a couple of sample from South Africa that convergently with JN.1 , but in a different order, acquired both S:R346T and S:L455S

Now edited with new query and new tree to catch the canadian Branch

Defining mutations
BA.2.86.3 > S:R346T (G22599C) > G2944A > Orf1a:L3711F (C11396T), S:L455S (T22926C)

NEW QUERY ( 29/02/2024):
For the main S:R346T branch : G2944A,,T12775C,G22599C,T12775C,C897A
=13 Samples
with further S:L455S branch: G2944A,,T12775C,G22599C,C11396T
=10 Samples (6 SA, 4 Can)

(Former Queries : C11396T, T22926C,G2944A or C8595T,C11396T,T22926C)

EPI_ISL_18871078, EPI_ISL_18933515, EPI_ISL_18933635,
EPI_ISL_18933642, EPI_ISL_18933692, EPI_ISL_18939867,
EPI_ISL_18939872, EPI_ISL_18939880, EPI_ISL_18939888,

New Tree (Edited):

https://nextstrain.org/fetch/genome-test.gi.ucsc.edu/trash/ct/subtreeAuspice1_genome_test_10e2f_fb42b0.json?c=gt-S_346,455&gmax=25384&gmin=21563&label=id:node_6875571

[FedeGueli]

New upload from South Africa of this one now it is 10!
new query:
For the S:R346T branch : G2944A,,T12775C,G22599C,T12775C,C897A Finds 13 samples
with further S:L455S branch G2944A,,T12775C,G22599C,C11396T finds 10 Sample

cc @corneliusroemer i suggest designation of this

[FedeGueli]

Proposed in cov-lineages/pango-designation#2505

[FedeGueli]

Designated JQ.2 via cov-lineages/pango-designation@c93fc79

[FedeGueli]

The sublineage S:L455S designated JQ.2.1 via cov-lineages/pango-designation@617afbf