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Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence that D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus
Cell · 2020 · Vol. 182(4) · pp. 812–827.e19
Bette Korber✉(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Will Fischer(Los Alamos National Laboratory)S. Gnanakaran(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Hyejin Yoon(Los Alamos National Laboratory)James Theiler(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Werner Abfalterer(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Nicolas Hengartner(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Elena Giorgi(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Tanmoy Bhattacharya(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Brian Foley(Los Alamos National Laboratory)Kathryn M. Hastie(La Jolla Institute for Immunology)Matthew Parker(University of Sheffield)David G. Partridge(Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)Cariad Evans(Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)Timothy M. Freeman(University of Sheffield)Thushan I. de Silva(Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)Adrienne AngyalRebecca L. BrownLaura CarrileroLuke R. Green(La Jolla Institute for Immunology)Danielle C. Groves(Washington University in St. Louis)Katie JohnsonAlexander J. Keeley(La Jolla Institute for Immunology)Benjamin B. LindseyPaul J. ParsonsMohammad RazaSarah L. Rowland-JonesDarren SmithRachel TuckerDennis WangMatthew D. WylesCharlene McDanalLautaro G. PerezHaili TangAlex Moon-Walker(La Jolla Institute for Immunology)Sean P. J. Whelan(Washington University in St. Louis)Celia C. LaBrancheErica O. Saphire(La Jolla Institute for Immunology)David C. Montefiori(University of Sheffield)
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesBiologyInfectivitySpike (software development)VirusVirologyTiterCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Viral load
MeSH terms
BetacoronavirusCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2HospitalizationHumansPhylogenyPneumonia, ViralRespiratory SystemSeverity of Illness IndexGenetic VariationCoronavirus InfectionsViral LoadGeographic Information SystemsGenetic FitnessPandemics
Funding
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
- UK Research and Innovation
- Vaccine Research Center
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- The Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance
- National Institutes of Health
- University of California, San Diego
- Medical Research Council
- NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Laboratory Directed Research and Development
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
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