Table 2.

Conservation among SARS-CoV-2 E-protein sequences at nucleotide level obtained from different patients worldwide.

Sequence downloaded from GSAID	12,087
Partial sequences removed	144
Sequence analyzed	11,943
E-protein conservation	11,612 (97.23%)
Total Mutated E sequences	331 (2.77%)
Sequences discarded due to sequencing errors	111
Mutated sequences considered	220
Conservation of core 69 bases from position 15 to 37	97 (44%)
Mutation in the core 69 bases from position 15 to 37	123 (56%)