Open Access
The EuroBiotech Journal, volume 5, issue 1, pages 1-3
Are new genome variants detected in SARS-CoV-2 expected considering population dynamics in viruses?
Mahmut Cerkez Ergoren
1, 2
,
Pinar Tulay
1, 2
,
Munis Dundar
3
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2021-01-01
Journal:
The EuroBiotech Journal
scimago Q3
SJR: 0.236
CiteScore: 3.6
Impact factor: 1.2
ISSN: 2564615X
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Molecular Medicine
Biotechnology
Food Science
Biomedical Engineering
Abstract
The pandemic COVID-19 is caused by a highly transmissible severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which showed the highest morbidity and mortality rates among the other coronavirus infections such as SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. However, the numbers of infected cases as well as mortality rates are varying from population to population. Therefore, scientist has urged the SARS-CoV-2 genome and host genetic factors investigations. Recently, new SARS-CoV-2 variants has been detected and though to affect the diseases transmission from human to human. In this mini-review, we aimed to explained detected SARS-CoV-2 variants that thought to influence the COVID-19 severity and transmission using the literature.
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