Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB variant derived from recombination of two Omicron subvariants
T. Tamura, J. Ito, K. Uriu, J. Zahradnik, I. Kida, H. Nasser, M. Shofa, Y. Oda, S. Lytras, N. Nao, Y. Itakura, S. Deguchi, R. Suzuki, L. Wang, M. M. Begum, , K. Sato
This study identifies XBB as a SARS-CoV-2 variant resulting from recombination of BA.2 subvariants, showing increased resistance to neutralizing antibodies and enhanced fusogenicity compared to BA.2.75.
bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology