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Sequential Appearance and Isolation of a SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant between Two Major SARS-CoV-2 Variants in a Chronically Infected Immunocompromised Patient.
Viruses - 10 Jun 2022
Burel Emilie, Colson Philippe, Lagier Jean-Christophe, Levasseur Anthony, Bedotto Marielle, Lavrard-Meyer Philippe, Fournier Pierre-Edouard, La Scola Bernard, Raoult Didier
Abstract excerpt
Genetic recombination is a major evolutionary mechanism among RNA viruses, and it is common in coronaviruses, including those infecting humans. A few SARS-CoV-2 recombinants have been reported to date whose genome harbored combinations of mutations from different mutants or variants, but only a single patient's sample was analyzed, and the virus was not isolated. Here, we report the gradual emergence of a hybrid...
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