Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.617: host tropism, proteolytic activation, cell–cell fusion, and neutralization sensitivity

SARS-CoV-2 has caused the COVID-19 pandemic. B.1.617 variants (including Kappa and Delta) have been transmitted rapidly in India. The transmissibility, pathogenicity, and neutralization characteristics of these variants have received considerable interest. In this study, 22 pseudotyped viruses were...

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Main Authors: Li Zhang, Qianqian Li, Jiajing Wu, Yuanling Yu, Yue Zhang, Jianhui Nie, Ziteng Liang, Zhimin Cui, Shuo Liu, Haixin Wang, Ruxia Ding, Fei Jiang, Tao Li, Lingling Nie, Qiong Lu, Jiayi Li, Lili Qin, Yinan Jiang, Yi Shi, Wenbo Xu, Weijin Huang, Youchun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2022.2054369