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Editorial
. 2021 May:16:455-459.
doi: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0300. Epub 2021 May 7.

Glimpses into evolutionary trajectories of SARS-CoV-2: emerging variants and potential immune evasion routes

Cleo Anastassopoulou  1 , Yiannis Manoussopoulos  1   2 , Vicky Lampropoulou  3 , Athanasios Tsakris  1
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Editorial

Glimpses into evolutionary trajectories of SARS-CoV-2: emerging variants and potential immune evasion routes

Cleo Anastassopoulou et al. Future Microbiol. 2021 May.

Abstract

Tweetable abstract An opinion on the coronaviruses' evolution paradoxes, the continuing adaptation of the SARS-CoV-2 in humans following the zoonotic transmission, and clues into escape routes from host immune responses.

Keywords: APOBEC; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern; adaptation; coronavirus; genetic diversity; genome evolution; immune escape; spike; vaccines.

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