Rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XDR lineage derived from recombination between XBB and BA.2.86 subvariants circulating in Brazil in late 2023

ABSTRACT Recombination plays a crucial role in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2. The Omicron XBB* recombinant lineages are a noteworthy example, as they have been the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant worldwide in the first half of 2023. Since November 2023, a new recombinant lineage between Omicron subvariant...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Ighor Arantes, Kimihito Ito, Marcelo Gomes, Felipe Cotrim de Carvalho, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira de Almeida, Ricardo Khouri, Fabio Miyajima, Gabriel Luz Wallau, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Elisa Cavalcante Pereira, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Paola Cristina Resende, Gonzalo Bello
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-01-01
Subjects:	SARS-CoV-2 XDR Brazil recombination phylogeography
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01193-24