The omicron BA.2.86 subvariant as a new serotype of SARS-CoV-2

Affiliations

• ¹ CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
• ² CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China.
• ³ CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
• ⁴ CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. Electronic address: gaof@im.ac.cn.
• ⁵ CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China. Electronic address: wangqihui@im.ac.cn.