Towards SARS-CoV-2 serotypes?

Etienne Simon-Loriere (1) , Olivier Schwartz (2, 3)

1 Génomique évolutive des virus à ARN - Evolutionary genomics of RNA viruses
2 CNRS-UMR3569 - Virus et Immunité - Virus and immunity
3 VRI - Vaccine Research Institute

The magnitude of immune evasion of Omicron raises the question whether it should be considered as a distinct SARS-CoV-2 serotype. Here, we discuss lines of evidence in support or against the concept of SARS-CoV-2 serotypes, and the implications of this classification.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology

Etienne Simon-Loriere, Olivier Schwartz. Towards SARS-CoV-2 serotypes?. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022, 20 (4), pp.187-188. ⟨10.1038/s41579-022-00708-x⟩. ⟨pasteur-03696723⟩