The domestication of SARS-CoV-2 into a seasonal infection by viral variants

The domestication of SARS-CoV-2 into a seasonal infection by viral variants

IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic was caused by the zoonotic betacoronavirus SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged due to adaptation in humans, shifting SARS-CoV-2 towards an endemic seasonal virus. We have termed this process ‘virus domestication’.MethodsWe analyzed aggregate COVID-19 data f...

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Main Authors: Ryley D. McClelland, Yi-Chan James Lin, Tyce N. Culp, Ryan Noyce, David Evans, Tom C. Hobman, Vanessa Meier-Stephenson, David J. Marchant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
seasonal infection
virus
adaptation
COVID19
coronavirus
SARS
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1289387/full

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