Development and characterization of mouse-adapted recombinant SARS-CoV-2 expressing reporter genes
Sara H. Mahmoud, Nathaniel D. Jackson, Ramya S. Barre, Yao Ma, Mahmoud Bayoumi, Esteban M. Castro, Shahrzad Ezzatpour, Richard Karl Plemper, Stanley M. Perlman, Chengjin Ye, Luis Martínez‐Sobrido
This paper develops a recombinant SARS-CoV-2 virus expressing reporter genes to track viral infection in wild-type mice, showing it can be used for vaccine and antiviral research without needing transgenic models.
Microbiology Spectrum · Jul 14, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology