SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant exhibits higher infectivity and immune resistance
I. Kimura, Y. Kosugi, J. Wu, D. Yamasoba, E. P. Butlertanaka, Y. L. Tanaka, Y. Liu, K. Shirakawa, Y. Kazuma, R. Nomura, Y. Horisawa, K. Tokunaga, A. Takaori-Kondo, H. Arase, The Genotype to Phenotype Japan (G2P-Japan) Consortium, , K. Sato
The paper investigates the SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant, finding it more infectious due to specific mutations and better immune evasion, contributing to its spread in South America.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2021Microbiology