Category: L452R
India: ‘Double mutant’ coronavirus strain named B.1.617
The ‘double mutant’ virus that scientists had flagged last month as having a bearing on the spread of the pandemic in India, has a formal scientific classification: B.1.617. More...
L452R mutation is present in more than 400 SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genomes isolated from over 20 countries
Scientists have examined the Nextstrain and GISAID databases and found that the L452R mutation is present in more than 400 SARS-CoV-2 genomes isolated from over 20 countries. More...
France: coronavirus VOI 19B/501Y, aka HMN.19B or Henri Mondor variant could be a reinfection risk
The VOI 19B / 501Y (lineage A.27) has been detected infrequently but regularly in France since January 2021. More...
France: novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 variant derived from Clade 19B with spike substitutions N501Y, L452R, and H655Y – named HMN.19B or Henri Mondor variant
We report a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 variant derived from clade 19B (HMN.19B variant or Henri Mondor variant). More...
Genome Sequencing shows variants of concern and a novel coronavirus variant in India
“The analysis of samples from Maharashtra has revealed that compared to December 2020, there has been an increase in the fraction of samples with the E484Q and L452R mutations. More...
Two coronavirus variants have merged into heavily mutated strain. B117 meets B1429
Two variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes covid-19 have combined their genomes to form a heavily mutated hybrid version of the virus. More...
California coronavirus variant CAL.20C accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a 1/3 of cases in the state
The CAL.20C variant accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a third of cases in the state based on an analysis of viral genomes posted to a global database called GISAID. More...