An in vitro and in vivo approach for the isolation of Omicron variant from human clinical specimens
P. D. Yadav, N. Gupta, V. Potdar, S. Mohandas, R. R. Sahay, P. Sarkale, A. M. Shete, A. Razdan, D. Y. Patil, D. A. Nyayanit, Y. Joshi, S. Patil, T. Majumdar, H. Dighe, B. Malhotra, , P. Abraham
The paper isolates the Omicron variant from Syrian hamsters and compares its genetic changes to human clinical specimens and Vero CCL-81 cell passages.
bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology