SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern Infect the Respiratory Tract and Induce Inflammatory Response in Wild-Type Laboratory Mice

SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern Infect the Respiratory Tract and Induce Inflammatory Response in Wild-Type Laboratory Mice

The emergence of new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern pose a major threat to public health, due to possible enhanced virulence, transmissibility and immune escape. These variants may also adapt to new hosts, in part through mutations in the spike prote...

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Main Authors: Shannon Stone, Hussin Alwan Rothan, Janhavi Prasad Natekar, Pratima Kumari, Shaligram Sharma, Heather Pathak, Komal Arora, Tabassum Tasnim Auroni, Mukesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 variants
C57BL/6 mice
host-range
inflammation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/1/27

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