Characterization of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant that emerged in Brazil.
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Jul 6;118(27):e2106535118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2106535118.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021.
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In hamsters, the variant showed replicative abilities and pathogenicity similar to those of early and contemporary strains (i.e., SARS-CoV-2 bearing aspartic acid [D] or glycine [G] at position 614 of the S protein). Sera and/or plasma from convalescent patients and BNT162 …
In hamsters, the variant showed replicative abilities and pathogenicity similar to those of early and contemporary strains (i.e., SARS-CoV-2 …
