Newer variant of COVID-19-causing virus dominates global infections
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Published in Cell · View the paper (DOI)
A specific change in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus virus genome, D614G, makes a small but effective change in the virus's 'Spike' protein, increasing its infectivity in cell culture. The variant has become the prevalent form globally, with tracking data showing its emergence in every geographic level.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Newer variant of COVID-19-causing virus dominates global infections DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory · Jul 2, 2020 · first to report
- New, more infectious strain of COVID-19 now dominates global cases of virus University of Sheffield · Jul 2, 2020
- How that preprint about a 'more contagious strain' of coronavirus changed in peer review Cell Press · Jul 2, 2020