Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, G5 Evolutionary Genomics of RNA viruses, Paris, France.
Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, CNRS UMR3569, Virus and Immunity Unit, Paris, France.
Nat Rev Microbiol. 2022 Apr;20(4):187-188. doi: 10.1038/s41579-022-00708-x.
The magnitude of immune evasion of Omicron raises the question whether it should be considered as a distinct SARS-CoV-2 serotype. Here, we discuss lines of evidence in support or against the concept of SARS-CoV-2 serotypes, and the implications of this classification.
奥密克戎的免疫逃逸程度引发了这样一个问题,即是否应将其视为一种独特的 SARS-CoV-2 血清型。在这里,我们讨论了支持或反对 SARS-CoV-2 血清型概念的证据,并探讨了这种分类的意义。