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Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 clinical isolates

Authors :
Ryuta Uraki
Shun Iida
Peter J. Halfmann
Seiya Yamayoshi
Yuichiro Hirata
Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto
Maki Kiso
Mutsumi Ito
Yuri Furusawa
Hiroshi Ueki
Yuko Sakai-Tagawa
Makoto Kuroda
Tadashi Maemura
Taksoo Kim
Sohtaro Mine
Noriko Iwamoto
Rong Li
Yanan Liu
Deanna Larson
Shuetsu Fukushi
Shinji Watanabe
Ken Maeda
Zhongde Wang
Norio Ohmagari
James Theiler
Will Fischer
Bette Korber
Masaki Imai
Tadaki Suzuki
Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2023.

Abstract

Omicron subvariants may differ in their replicative fitness and their potential to cause more severe disease. In this study, the authors characterized Omicron BA.2.75 in a hamster model and found that it replicates more efficiently in the lungs than BA.2 and BA.5.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
14
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9b470aadf40f4e12978de00269fa763e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37059-x