Molecular and Serological Characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant in Bangladesh in 2021

• Published in: Viruses Vol. 13; no. 11; p. 2310
• Main Authors: Ghosh, Asish Kumar, Kaiser, Marco, Molla, Md. Maruf Ahmed, Nafisa, Tasnim, Yeasmin, Mahmuda, Ratul, Rifat Hossain, Sharif, Md. Mohiuddin, Akram, Arifa, Hosen, Nur, Mamunur, Rashid, Amin, Md. Robed, Islam, Alimul, Hoque, Md. Ehsanul, Landt, Olfert, Lytton, Simon D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 19.11.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: amino acid mutations; Amino acids; anti-N-protein IgG; anti-S-protein IgG; antibodies; antibody formation; Antibody response; Bangladesh; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; COVID-19 vaccines; delta variant; Developing countries; Disease transmission; Genomes; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin G; Infections; Influenza; LDCs; Manufacturers; Melting curve; Mutation; Nucleotide sequence; nucleotide sequences; Pandemics; Phylogenetics; Polymerase chain reaction; Proteins; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Software; Spike protein; Vaccination; viral load; Viruses; Bangladesh; United States > US; China; Germany; India

Novel SARS-CoV-2 variants are emerging at an alarming rate. The delta variant and other variants of concern (VoC) carry spike (S)-protein mutations, which have the potential to evade protective immunity, to trigger break-through infections after COVID-19 vaccination, and to propagate future waves of...