Enhanced replication fitness of MERS-CoV clade B over clade A strains in camelids explains the dominance of clade B strains in the Arabian Peninsula

Enhanced replication fitness of MERS-CoV clade B over clade A strains in camelids explains the dominance of clade B strains in the Arabian Peninsula

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) continues infecting humans and dromedary camels. While MERS-CoV strains from the Middle East region are subdivided into two clades (A and B), all the contemporary epidemic viruses belong to clade B. Thus, MERS-CoV clade B strains may display ad...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nigeer Te, Jordi Rodon, Mónica Pérez, Joaquim Segalés, Júlia Vergara-Alert, Albert Bensaid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
alpaca
ifn
middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus
mers-cov
orf4a
strain
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2021.2019559

Internet

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2021.2019559

Similar Items