SARS-CoV-2 variant biology: immune escape, transmission and fitness

Alessandro M. Carabelli; Thomas P. Peacock; Lucy Thorne; William T. Harvey; Joseph Hughes; Thushan I. de Silva; Sharon J. Peacock; William Barclay; Thushan I. de Silva; Greg J. Towers; David L. Robertson

doi:10.1038/s41579-022-00841-7

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BiologyAntigenicityVirologyContext (archaeology)VirusImmunityPopulationImmune systemVaccinationTransmission (telecommunications)GeneticsAntibody

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Year: 2023
Type: review
Volume: 21
Issue: 3
Pages: 162-177
Citations: 1314
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                                    Alessandro M. Carabelli, 
                                
                                    Thomas P. Peacock, 
                                
                                    Lucy Thorne
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2023). 
                            SARS-CoV-2 variant biology: immune escape, transmission and fitness. 
                            Nature Reviews Microbiology
                            , 21
                            (3)
                            , 162-177.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-022-00841-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41579-022-00841-7