BA. 1, BA. 2 and BA. 2.75 variants show comparable replication kinetics, reduced impact on epithelial barrier and elicit cross-neutralizing antibodies

J Singh, A Anantharaj, A Panwar, C Rani… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is capable of infecting unvaccinated, vaccinated and
previously-infected individuals due to its ability to evade neutralization by antibodies. With …

Development of an efficient Sanger sequencing-based assay for detecting SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations

HJ Lim, MY Park, HS Jung, Y Kwon, I Kim, DK Kim… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Novel strains of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) harboring
nucleotide changes (mutations) in the spike gene have emerged and are spreading rapidly …

Differential mutation profile of SARS-CoV-2 proteins across deceased and asymptomatic patients

R Laskar, S Ali - Chemico-biological interactions, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 infection has spread at an alarming rate with many
places showing multiple peaks in incidence. Present study analyzes a total of 332 SARS …

Evaluating the transmission feasibility of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant to 143 mammalian hosts: insights from S protein RBD and host ACE2 interaction …

A Samanta, SSM Alam, S Ali, M Hoque - Functional & Integrative …, 2023 - Springer
In comparison to previously known severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) variants, the newly emerged Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant shows higher infectivity in …

Microsatellite signature analysis of twenty-one virophage genomes of the family Lavidaviridae

T Nasrin, M Hoque, S Ali - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microsatellites or Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) are short motif repeat
sequences constituting the most hypervariable regions of genomes. Present study extracts …

Epidemiological Characterization and Genetic Variation of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant in Palestine

S Ereqat, NF Alikhan, A Al-Jawabreh, M Matthews… - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants in Palestine highlights the need for continuous
genetic surveillance and accurate screening strategies. This case series study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Elucidating the evolution of monkeypox virus genomes through phylo-geo-network and haplogroup analysis

T Nasrin, MS Hassan, M Iqbal, A Yousif… - Journal of Genetic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background As the world settles down from the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries are
faced with an unexpected outbreak of monkeypox infection. Monkeypox is a zoonotic …

Fruit Bats: Their Importance, Threats and Conservation

R Singh - International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress …, 2023 - indianjournals.com
Bats are nocturnal mammals which lives in large aggregations as colonies, hang their feet to
twig of tree upward side, provide widespread ecological and monetary services via …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing the interaction of human ACE2 and RBD of spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 in perspective of Omicron variant

A Samanta, SSM Alam, S Ali, M Hoque - EXCLI journal, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The newly identified Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has steered concerns across the world due to the possession …

Ba. 1 and BA. 2 sub-lineages of Omicron variant have comparable replication kinetics and susceptibility to neutralization by antibodies

J Singh, A Panwar, A Anantharaj, C Rani, M Bhardwaj… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is capable of infecting unvaccinated, vaccinated and
previously-infected individuals due to its ability to evade neutralization by antibodies. With …