MicrobiologyVirus ResearchPeer-reviewed
Distinct phenotype of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 in human primary cells but no increased host range in cell lines of putative mammalian reservoir species
M. Essaidi-Laziosi, F. J. Perez Rodriguez, C. Alvarez…·I. Eckerle
The paper compares the replicative capacity of SARS-CoV-2 variants in human primary cells and mammalian cell lines, finding Omicron BA.1 has a distinct phenotype in human nasal epithelia but no increased host range in other species.