Human organoid systems reveal in vitro correlates of fitness for SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7
M. M. Lamers, T. I. Breugem, A. Z. Mykytyn, Y. Wang, N. Groen, K. Knoops, D. Schipper, J. van der Vaart, C. D. Koopman, J. Zhang, D. C. Wu, P. B. van den Doel, T. Bestebroer, C. C. GeurtsvanKessel, P. J. Peters, , B. L. Haagmans
The paper assesses the replicative fitness of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant in human organoid models and finds higher infectious virus production and fitness compared to an ancestral strain.
bioRxiv · May 3, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology