Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Institute of Systems Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
J Med Virol. 2022 Oct;94(10):4830-4838. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27939. Epub 2022 Jul 9.
Among numerous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concerns, Omicron is more infectious and immune-escaping, while Delta is more pathogenic. Here, we provide evidence for both intervariant and intravariant recombination of the rapidly evolving new SARS-CoV-2 genomes, including XD/XE/XF and BA.3, raising concerns of potential more infectious, immune-escaping, and disease-causing Omicron and Delta-Omicron variants.
在众多令人关注的严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2(SARS-CoV-2)变体中,奥密克戎的传染性更强且免疫逃避能力更强,而德尔塔则更具致病性。在这里,我们提供了快速进化的新型 SARS-CoV-2 基因组(包括 XD/XE/XF 和 BA.3)在不同变体之间和变体内部发生重组的证据,这引发了人们对潜在更具传染性、免疫逃避能力和致病性的奥密克戎和德尔塔-奥密克戎变体的担忧。