Category: Recombination
Preprint: Omicron a recombination between BA.1 and B.35 lineages
Here, we show that Omicron lineage SARS-CoV-2 is characterized by the feature of chimera. More...
Italy: 2 cases of Deltacron reported, but they’re NOT recombinant variants
Two Deltacron cases have been reported in Italy, one in Padua and the other in Trento. More...
Is Sars-CoV-2 already targeting the vaccinated?
Will future variants of Sars-Cov-2 tailor themselves to target the vaccinated? More...
Deltacron: a new variant that combines Omicron and Delta discovered in Cyprus *4 UPDATES*
Cypriot authorities have reported the detection of up to 25 cases of infection [now 77 cases – see updates] with a combined version of the Delta and Omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which they have named “Deltacron”. More...
France: new Sars-CoV-2 variant B.1.640.2 with N501Y and E484K detected
Twelve SARS-CoV-2 positive patients living in southeastern France are infected with a variant with atypical mutations. More...
Spain: Delta and Omicron coinfections detected
Omicron and Delta coinfections have been detected in Spain for the first time. More...
Will Omicron break the 120-day Sars-CoV-2 global wave cycle?
Will the new Omicron variant break the 120-day global Sars-Cov-2 wave cycle? More...
CDC: Addition of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 chimeric viruses to select agents and toxins list
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Division of Select Agents and Toxins published an Interim Final Rule adding SARS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 chimeric viruses resulting from any deliberate manipulation of SARS-CoV-2 to incorporate nucleic acids coding for SARS-CoV virulence factors to the list of HHS select agents and toxins. More...
Preprint: Emergence and widespread circulation of a recombinant SARS-CoV-2 lineage in North America
We present a detailed phylogenetic analysis of four SARS-CoV-2 lineages (B.1.627, B.1.628, B.1.631 and B.1.634) in order to investigate the possibility of virus recombination among them. More...
Preprint: Genome recombination between Delta and Alpha variants of SARS-CoV-2
Prominent genomic recombination has been observed between the Delta and Alpha variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) isolated from clinical specimens in Japan. More...