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Accelerated SARS-CoV-2 intrahost evolution leading to distinct genotypes during chronic infection.
Cell reports. Medicine - 21 Feb 2023
Chaguza Chrispin, Hahn Anne M, Petrone Mary E, Zhou Shuntai, Ferguson David, Breban Mallery I, Pham Kien, Peña-Hernández Mario A, Castaldi Christopher, Hill Verity, Schulz Wade, Swanstrom Ronald I, Roberts Scott C, Grubaugh Nathan D
Abstract excerpt
The chronic infection hypothesis for novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant emergence is increasingly gaining credence following the appearance of Omicron. Here, we investigate intrahost evolution and genetic diversity of lineage B.1.517 during a SARS-CoV-2 chronic infection lasting for 471 days (and still ongoing) with consistently recovered infectious virus and high viral...
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