Tag: ORF8
A SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus lineage A variant (A.23.1) with altered spike has emerged and is dominating the current Uganda epidemic
February 2021: We report here newly emerging A sub-lineages, A.23 and A.23.1, encoding replacements in the spike protein, nsp6, ORF8 and ORF9, with A.23.1 the major virus lineage now observed in Kampala.… ...More...
Distinct Patterns of Emergence of #SARSCoV2 Spike Variants including #N501Y in Columbus, Ohio
“We report here the emergence in Columbus, Ohio in December 2020 of two novel SARS-CoV-2 clade 20C/G variants.… ...More...