Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.28.2 P2 variant and pathogenicity comparison with D614G variant in hamster model
P. Yadav, S. Mohandas, P. Sarkale, D. Nyayanit, A. Shete, R. Sahay, V. Potdar, S. Baradkar, N. Gupta, G. Sapkal, P. Abraham, S. Panda, B. Bhargava
The paper isolates the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.28.2 (P.2) variant from travelers and compares its pathogenicity to the D614G variant in hamsters, finding it more severe and with reduced neutralization.
bioRxiv · May 24, 2021Microbiology