Increased Stability of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant over Ancestral Strain
Alex W. H. Chin, Alison Man Yuk Lai, Malik Peiris, Leo L. M. Poon
Abstract
Tests were performed in triplicate. NA, not applicable; TCID50, 50% tissue culture infectious dose. The samples were incubated at room temperature (21C-22C). Vero E6 cells were used for titration of viable viruses. All the triplicates were below detection limit of the TCID50 assay. One or two out of three replicates were below detection limit of the TCID50 assay.
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Strain (injury)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Stability (learning theory)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)BiologyVirologyMedicineAnatomyDiseaseComputer scienceMachine learningPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Infection Control and VentilationSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing