SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant: the black swan of microbiology

The sudden emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is causing major global concern due to its high number of mutations compared to previous variants, which is a relatively rare but significant event that can change the course of viral evolution, the occurrence of which might have huge consequenc...

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Autores principales: Cheng, Zhangkai J., Xue, Mingshan, Chen, Youpeng, Zhang, Yong, Sun, Baoqing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9472181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36103055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00203-022-03196-y
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Sumario:The sudden emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is causing major global concern due to its high number of mutations compared to previous variants, which is a relatively rare but significant event that can change the course of viral evolution, the occurrence of which might have huge consequences for the natural evolution of species in general, prompting us to rethink our knowledge on evolution.

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