Pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (R346K) variant in Syrian hamsters and its cross-neutralization with different variants of concern

Summary: Background: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is rampantly spreading across the globe. We assessed the pathogenicity and immune response generated by BA.1.1 sub-lineage of SARS-CoV-2 [Omicron (R346K) variant] in 5 to 6-week old Syrian hamsters and compared the observations with that of Delta vari...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sreelekshmy Mohandas, Pragya D. Yadav, Gajanan Sapkal, Anita M. Shete, Gururaj Deshpande, Dimpal A. Nyayanit, Deepak Patil, Manoj Kadam, Abhimanyu Kumar, Chandrashekhar Mote, Rajlaxmi Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396422001815