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Comparing the transmission routes of two SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern – News-Medical.Net
The research team had previously identified the UK variant as having higher viral RNA shedding than the D614G variant. However here, they wanted to compare the…
Since early 2020, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have acquired various genetic mutations that allow for potentially novel or enhanced characteristics over the ancestral virus.
One of the most notorious mutations is the D614G substitution in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, which has now surpassed the first wave strain as the dominant form circulating globally. This mutation is associated with enhanced viral fitness, greatly accelerating virus replication…
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