Evolution of the SARS‐CoV‐2 omicron variants BA. 1 to BA. 5: implications for immune escape and transmission

LB Shrestha, C Foster, W Rawlinson… - Reviews in Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The first dominant SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant BA. 1 harbours 35 mutations in its Spike
protein from the original SARS‐CoV‐2 variant that emerged late 2019. Soon after its …

Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications

HM Machkovech, AM Hahn, JG Wang… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
SARS-CoV-2 causes persistent infections in a subset of individuals, which is a major clinical
and public health problem that should be prioritised for further investigation for several …

The molecular epidemiology of multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2

JE Pekar, A Magee, E Parker, N Moshiri, K Izhikevich… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Understanding the circumstances that lead to pandemics is important for their prevention.
We analyzed the genomic diversity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Viral infection and transmission in a large, well-traced outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

B Li, A Deng, K Li, Y Hu, Z Li, Y Shi, Q Xiong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant has spread rapidly worldwide. To provide data on
its virological profile, we here report the first local transmission of Delta in mainland China …

Daily longitudinal sampling of SARS-CoV-2 infection reveals substantial heterogeneity in infectiousness

R Ke, PP Martinez, RL Smith, LL Gibson, A Mirza… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 replication and shedding in humans remain poorly
understood. We captured the dynamics of infectious virus and viral RNA shedding during …

SARS-CoV-2 viral clearance and evolution varies by type and severity of immunodeficiency

Y Li, MC Choudhary, J Regan, J Boucau… - Science translational …, 2024 - science.org
Despite vaccination and antiviral therapies, immunocompromised individuals are at risk for
prolonged severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, but the …

Prevalence of persistent SARS-CoV-2 in a large community surveillance study

M Ghafari, M Hall, T Golubchik, D Ayoubkhani, T House… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections may act as viral reservoirs that could seed future
outbreaks,,,–, give rise to highly divergent lineages,–and contribute to cases with post-acute …

Selection analysis identifies clusters of unusual mutational changes in Omicron lineage BA. 1 that likely impact Spike function

DP Martin, S Lytras, AG Lucaci, W Maier… - Molecular biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Among the 30 nonsynonymous nucleotide substitutions in the Omicron S-gene are 13 that
have only rarely been seen in other SARS-CoV-2 sequences. These mutations cluster within …

Accelerated SARS-CoV-2 intrahost evolution leading to distinct genotypes during chronic infection

C Chaguza, AM Hahn, ME Petrone, S Zhou… - Cell Reports …, 2023 - cell.com
The chronic infection hypothesis for novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) variant emergence is increasingly gaining credence following the …

Rapid assembly of SARS-CoV-2 genomes reveals attenuation of the Omicron BA. 1 variant through NSP6

TY Taha, IP Chen, JM Hayashi, T Tabata… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Although the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (BA. 1) spread rapidly across the world
and effectively evaded immune responses, its viral fitness in cell and animal models was …