MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 (beta) variant shows enhanced infectivity in K18-hACE2 transgenic mice and expanded tropism to wildtype mice compared to B.1 variant
F. Tarres-Freixas, B. Trinite, A. Pons-Grifols…·J. Blanco
This study shows that the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 variant infects K18-hACE2 mice faster and wildtype mice, with milder symptoms than the B.1 variant.
DOI 10.1101/2021.08.03.454861