Replication Kinetics of B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern Including Assessment of a B.1.1.7 Mutant Carrying a Defective ORF7a Gene

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiological agent of COVID-19, is a readily transmissible and potentially deadly pathogen which is currently re-defining human susceptibility to pandemic viruses in the modern world. The recent emergence of several genetically distinc...

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Main Authors: Alyssa T. Pyke, Neelima Nair, Andrew F. van den Hurk, Peter Burtonclay, Son Nguyen, Jean Barcelon, Carol Kistler, Sanmarié Schlebusch, Jamie McMahon, Frederick Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/6/1087