Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.28.2 (P2) variant and pathogenicity comparison with D614G variant in hamster model

• Main Authors: Pragya Yadav (Author), Sreelekshmy Mohandas (Author), Prasad Sarkale (Author), Dimpal Nyayanit (Author), Anita Shete (Author), Rima Sahay (Author), Varsha Potdar (Author), Shrikant Baradkar (Author), Nivedita Gupta (Author), Gajanan Sapkal (Author), Priya Abraham (Author), Samiran Panda (Author), Balram Bhargava (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Considering the potential threat from emerging Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants and the rising COVID-19 cases, SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance is ongoing in India. We report herewith the isolation of the P.2 variant (B.1.1.28.2) from international tr...