Spike mutation D614G alters SARS-CoV-2 fitness

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 592
Issue: 7852
Pages: 116-121
Citations: 1728
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                                    Jessica A. Plante, 
                                
                                    Yang Liu, 
                                
                                    Jianying Liu
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Spike mutation D614G alters SARS-CoV-2 fitness. 
                            Nature
                            , 592
                            (7852)
                            , 116-121.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2895-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2895-3