nextstrain/nextclade_data 2026-10-28--15-04-26Z

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This release contains changes for datasets:

• SARS-CoV-2 (nextstrain/sars-cov-2/wuhan-hu-1/orfs)
• SARS-CoV-2 (Mature proteins) (nextstrain/sars-cov-2/wuhan-hu-1/proteins)
• SARS-CoV-2 (BA.2.86) (nextstrain/sars-cov-2/BA.2.86)

SARS-CoV-2 (nextstrain/sars-cov-2/wuhan-hu-1/orfs)

• Include the 4 newly designated Nextstrain clades 26C (PQ.16.1.1), 26D (RF.5), 26E (RK.1) and 26F (PJ.2.1). See nextstrain/ncov#1226, nextstrain/ncov#1227, nextstrain/ncov#1228 and nextstrain/ncov#1232 for details.
• Add labeled mutations for clades 26A (XFG.1.1), 26B (XFG.3.4.1), 26C (PQ.16.1.1), 26D (RF.5), 26E (RK.1) and 26F (PJ.2.1) to help identify recombinants
• Remove the outdated RBD immune escape and ACE2 affinity scores: the BA.2.86 dataset no longer outputs the ACE2 binding phenotype, and the reference trees no longer carry the immune_escape and ace2_binding colorings.
• Add all 9 Pango lineages newly designated between 2026-09-07 and 2026-10-26. Unfold below to see a list of all newly included lineages with their designation dates:

SARS-CoV-2 (Mature proteins) (nextstrain/sars-cov-2/wuhan-hu-1/proteins)

• Include the 4 newly designated Nextstrain clades 26C (PQ.16.1.1), 26D (RF.5), 26E (RK.1) and 26F (PJ.2.1). See nextstrain/ncov#1226, nextstrain/ncov#1227, nextstrain/ncov#1228 and nextstrain/ncov#1232 for details.
• Add labeled mutations for clades 26A (XFG.1.1), 26B (XFG.3.4.1), 26C (PQ.16.1.1), 26D (RF.5), 26E (RK.1) and 26F (PJ.2.1) to help identify recombinants
• Remove the outdated RBD immune escape and ACE2 affinity scores: the BA.2.86 dataset no longer outputs the ACE2 binding phenotype, and the reference trees no longer carry the immune_escape and ace2_binding colorings.
• Add all 9 Pango lineages newly designated between 2026-09-07 and 2026-10-26. Unfold below to see a list of all newly included lineages with their designation dates:

SARS-CoV-2 (BA.2.86) (nextstrain/sars-cov-2/BA.2.86)

• Include the 4 newly designated Nextstrain clades 26C (PQ.16.1.1), 26D (RF.5), 26E (RK.1) and 26F (PJ.2.1). See nextstrain/ncov#1226, nextstrain/ncov#1227, nextstrain/ncov#1228 and nextstrain/ncov#1232 for details.
• Add labeled mutations for clades 26A (XFG.1.1), 26B (XFG.3.4.1), 26C (PQ.16.1.1), 26D (RF.5), 26E (RK.1) and 26F (PJ.2.1) to help identify recombinants
• Remove the outdated RBD immune escape and ACE2 affinity scores: the BA.2.86 dataset no longer outputs the ACE2 binding phenotype, and the reference trees no longer carry the immune_escape and ace2_binding colorings.
• Add all 9 Pango lineages newly designated between 2026-09-07 and 2026-10-26. Unfold below to see a list of all newly included lineages with their designation dates: