SARS-CoV-2 variants from long-term, persistently infected immunocompromised patients have altered syncytia formation, temperature-dependent replication, and serum neutralizing antibody escape
C. Wouters, J. Sachithanandham, E. Akin, L. Pieterse, A. Fall, T. T. Truong, J. D. Bard, R. Yee, D. J. Sullivan, H. H. Mostafa, A. Pekosz
The paper studies SARS-CoV-2 variants from immunocompromised patients, finding altered syncytia formation, temperature-dependent replication, and antibody escape in some isolates.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2024Microbiology