Defective genomes explain SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility and associated mildness

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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Covid-19

The presence of defective genomes would explain the mildness of the disease and would mean greater transmission by facilitating the spread of the virus by people with few symptoms.

The research has been carried out by different groups of the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. Photo: VHIR