B.1.1.248

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Alternative forms
  • B-1-1-248

Proper noun

B.1.1.248

  1. (virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in 2021 in Japan within travelers from Brazil.
    • 2023 January 4, Emanuele Andreano, Ida Paciello, Giulio Pierleoni, Giulia Piccini, Valentina Abbiento, Giada Antonelli, Piero Pileri et al., “B cell analyses after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA third vaccination reveals a hybrid immunity like antibody response”, in Nature Communications, →DOI:
      The SARS-CoV-2 viruses used to perform the CPE-MN neutralization assay were the original Wuhan SARS-CoV-2 virus (SARS-CoV-2/INMI1-Isolate/2020/Italy: MT066156), SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 (INMI GISAID accession number: EPI_ISL_736997), SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 (EVAg Cod: 014V-04058), B.1.1.248 (EVAg CoD: 014V-04089), and B.1.617.2 (GISAID ID: EPI_ISL_2029113)

Hypernyms
virus

Hyponyms
virus
  • B.1.1.28.1 (Manaus variant; "Brazil(ian) variant")
  • B.1.1.28.2 (Rio de Janeiro variant)
  • P.1 (Manaus variant; "Brazil(ian) variant")
  • P.2 (Rio de Janeiro variant)

Coordinate terms

(virus): (viral components)

  • N501Y (mutant N501)
  • E484K (mutant E484)
  • Y501
  • K484
virus

Descendants
  • English: lineage B.1.1.248
  • English: B.1.1.248 lineage

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