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Biological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants of epidemiological interest a...
Torres, Carolina; Debat, Humberto; Viegas, MarianaSince December 2020, the detection of emerging viral variants of SARS-CoV-2 has attracted the attention of the scientific community and governments at the national and international levels. Some versions of the virus characterized by genetic/evolutionary, epidemiological and/or phenotypic changes have been classified by the WHO as alerts for further monitoring, variants of interest (VOI), or variants of concern...
An insight into the sialotranscriptome and virome of Amazonian anophelines
Scarpassa, Vera Margarete; Debat, Humberto; Alencar, Ronildo Baiatone; Saraiva, José Ferreira; Calvo, Eric; Arcà, Bruno; Ribeiro, J. M.C.Background: Saliva of mosquitoes contains anti-platelet, anti-clotting, vasodilatory, anti-complement and anti-inflammatory substances that help the blood feeding process. The salivary polypeptides are at a fast pace of evolution possibly due to their relative lack of structural constraint and possibly also by positive selection on their genes leading to evasion of host immune pressure. Results: In this study, ...