Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there have been
a few variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), one of …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a recently emerged
pathogenic human coronavirus that belongs to the sarbecovirus lineage of the genus …

Abstract In late 2022, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants have become highly diversified,
and XBB is spreading rapidly around the world. Our phylogenetic analyses suggested that …

Abstract SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA. 2.12. 1 and BA. 4/5 have surged notably to
become dominant in the United States and South Africa, respectively,. These new …

The Omicron lineage of SARS-CoV-2, which was first described in November 2021, spread
rapidly to become globally dominant and has split into a number of sublineages. BA. 1 …

The Omicron, or Pango lineage B. 1.1. 529, variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) carries multiple spike mutations with high transmissibility and …

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 529 (Omicron) variant contains 15 mutations of the
receptor-binding domain (RBD). How Omicron evades RBD-targeted neutralizing antibodies …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of
concern evades antibody-mediated immunity that comes from vaccination or infection with …

Abstract The B. 1.1. 529/Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 was only recently detected in
southern Africa, but its subsequent spread has been extensive, both regionally and globally …

On 24 th November 2021, the sequence of a new SARS-CoV-2 viral isolate Omicron-B. 1.1.
529 was announced, containing far more mutations in Spike (S) than previously reported …