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12 Feb 2021 07:00
(University of Malaga) SARS-CoV-2 genome is three times larger than influenza genome. Both consist of NRA molecules that mutate when replicate. It is essential to know its mutant spectrum, in other words, its 'fingerprints', to achieve an appropriate treatment that reduces its infectivity -the capacity of pathogens to invade organisms and cause infections-, since its composition of variants could determine how infection would develop in each patient.
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