SARS-CoV-2 spike D614G variant exhibits highly efficient replication and transmission in hamsters
B. W. Y. Mok, C. J. Cremin, S.-Y. Lau, S. Deng, P. Chen, A. J. Zhang, A. C.-Y. Lee, H. Liu, S. Liu, T. T.-L. Ng, H.-Y. Lao, E. L.-K. Lee, K. S.-S. Leung, P. Wang, K. K.-W. To, , H. Chen
This study compares SARS-CoV-2 strains in hamsters, finding that the D614G spike variant shows higher replication and transmission efficiency.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology