Article ; Online: Low dose inocula of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant transmits more efficiently than earlier variants in hamsters
Communications Biology, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-
2021 Volume 8
Abstract: Bobo Wing-Yee Mok et al. observe that the Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant of SARS-CoV-2 exhibits increased competitive fitness over earlier lineages at lower doses in a hamster model of viral transmission. Their results suggest that the Alpha variant’s ability ... ...
| Abstract | Bobo Wing-Yee Mok et al. observe that the Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant of SARS-CoV-2 exhibits increased competitive fitness over earlier lineages at lower doses in a hamster model of viral transmission. Their results suggest that the Alpha variant’s ability to initiate effective infection with a low dose may underlie its ability to rapidly transmit throughout a population. |
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| Keywords | Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher | Nature Portfolio |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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