Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in primary human nasal cultures demonstrates Delta as most cytopathic and Omicron as fastest replicating
N. S. Tanneti, A. K. Patel, L. H. Tan, A. D. Marques, R. A. Perera, S. Sherrill-Mix, B. J. Kelly, R. G. Collman, K. Rodino, C. Lee, F. D. Bushman, N. A. Cohen, S. R. Weiss
The paper compares SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in nasal and lung cultures, finding Omicron replicates fastest and Delta causes most cellular damage.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2023Microbiology