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Divergent pathogenetic outcomes in BALB/c mice following Omicron subvariant infection.
Virus research - 1 Mar 2024
Powers John M, Leist Sarah R, Mallory Michael L, Yount Boyd L, Gully Kendra L, Zweigart Mark R, Bailey Alexis B, Sheahan Timothy P, Harkema Jack R, Baric Ralph S
Abstract excerpt
Following the emergence of B.1.1.529 Omicron, the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolved into a significant number of sublineage variants that possessed numerous mutations throughout the genome, but particularly within the spike glycoprotein (S) gene. For example, the BQ.1.1 and the XBB.1 and XBB.1.5 subvariants contained 34 and 41 mutations in S, respectively. However, these variants elicited largely replication only or mild...
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