Five-year (2017-2022) evolutionary dynamics of human coronavirus OC43 in southern France based on whole genome next-generation sequencing
Houmadi Hikmat, Céline Boschi, Marine Lefebvre, Lorlane Le Targa, Justine Py, Jean‐Christophe Lagier, Lucile Lesage, Jacques Fantini, Aurélie Morand, Bernard La Scola, Philippe Colson
This study analyzed HCoV-OC43 genomes from southern France between 2017-2022, revealing evolutionary dynamics and amino acid substitutions across three genotypes.
Journal of Medical Virology · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology