MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
SARS-CoV-2 variants show temperature-dependent enhanced polymerase activity in the upper respiratory tract and high transmissibility
S.-M. Kim, E.-H. Kim, M. A. B. Casel…·Y. K. Choi
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 variants with P323L or P323L/G671S mutations in NSP12 have enhanced polymerase activity at 33°C and higher transmissibility in ferrets.
DOI 10.1101/2022.09.27.509689