SARS-CoV-2 evolution in animals suggests mechanisms for rapid variant selection

  • Laura Bashor
    Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523;
  • Roderick B. Gagne
    Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Kennett Square, PA 19348;
  • Angela M. Bosco-Lauth
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
  • Richard A. Bowen
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
  • Mark Stenglein
    Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523;
  • Sue VandeWoude
    Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523;

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公開日
2021-10-29
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  • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
DOI
  • 10.1073/pnas.2105253118
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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<jats:title>Significance</jats:title> <jats:p>SARS-CoV-2 emerged because of viral spillover from animals to humans, and spillback to other animal species has been observed with accelerating frequency. Cross-species transmission generally results in the rapid adaptation of the virus to the new host, and repeated transmissions may hasten viral evolution and novel strain emergence. We report the surprisingly rapid selection of numerous SARS-CoV-2 variants in cell culture and following infection of nonhuman mammalian hosts, including dogs and cats. These molecular changes in SARS-CoV-2 provide insight into mechanisms of viral host adaptation, lay the groundwork for additional studies assessing dominant variant fitness and phenotype, and highlight the potential for human reinfection with new viral variants arising in species in close and frequent contact with humans.</jats:p>

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