Evolutionary analysis of the Delta and Delta Plus variants of the SARS-CoV-2 viruses

• Published in: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY Vol. 124; p. 102715
• Main Authors: Kannan, Saathvik R., Spratt, Austin N., Cohen, Alisha R., Naqvi, S. Hasan, Chand, Hitendra S., Quinn, Thomas P., Lorson, Christian L., Byrareddy, Siddappa N., Singh, Kamal
• Format: Journal Article Publication
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Amino Acid Substitution; AY.1; B.1.617.2; B.1.617.2.1; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - genetics; COVID-19 - transmission; Delta plus variant; Delta variant; Evolution, Molecular; Humans; Mutation, Missense; Phylogeny; Prevalence; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; SARS-CoV-2 - metabolism; Spike; Spike; SARS-CoV-2; AY.1; B.1.617.2.1; Delta variant; B.1.617.2; Delta plus variant

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been rapidly evolving in the form of new variants. At least eleven known variants have been reported. The objective of this study was to delineate the differences in the mutational profile of Delta and Delta Plus variants. High-quality...