SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant: the black swan of microbiology

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant: the black swan of microbiology

The sudden emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is causing major global concern due to its high number of mutations compared to previous variants, which is a relatively rare but significant event that can change the course of viral evolution, the occurrence of which might have huge consequenc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of microbiology 2022-10, Vol.204 (10), p.622-622, Article 622
Hauptverfasser: Cheng, Zhangkai J., Xue, Mingshan, Chen, Youpeng, Zhang, Yong, Sun, Baoqing
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Sprache:eng
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Archives & records
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Black swan event
Cell Biology
Conflicts of interest
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 vaccines
Disease transmission
Ecology
Evolution
Genomes
Laboratories
Life Sciences
Microbial Ecology
Microbiology
Mutation
Respiratory diseases
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Short Communication
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:The sudden emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is causing major global concern due to its high number of mutations compared to previous variants, which is a relatively rare but significant event that can change the course of viral evolution, the occurrence of which might have huge consequences for the natural evolution of species in general, prompting us to rethink our knowledge on evolution.
ISSN:0302-8933
1432-072X
DOI:10.1007/s00203-022-03196-y