SARS-CoV2 spike protein gene variants with N501T and G142D mutation–dominated infections in mink in the United States
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SARS-CoV2 spike protein gene variants with N501T and G142D mutation–dominated infections in mink in the United States
Published 1 February 2022
Cai, H.Y. and Cai, A. (2021) SARS-CoV2 spike protein gene variants with N501T and G142D mutation–dominated infections in mink in the United States. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 33 (5) pp. 939-942. https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387211023481
Report on genetic characteristics of the U.S. and Canadian mink–derived SARS-CoV2 sequences. The study reports that novel SARS-CoV2 variants are most likely to have evolved during human infection and were then transmitted to mink populations in the United States.
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