The D614G mutation helps to increase the transmissibility and reduce the virulence of SARS-CoV-2 variants through natural selection

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Adamas University, Kolkata, West Bengal.
• ² Institute for Skeletal Aging and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University-Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea.
• ³ Department of Zoology, Fakir Mohan University, Vyasa Vihar, Balasore, Odisha.
• ⁴ Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India.
• ⁵ COVID-19 Research, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, Sweden.
• ⁶ COVID-19 Diagnostic Lab, Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali.
• ⁷ Advanced Molecular Lab, Department of Microbiology, President Abdul Hamid Medical College, Karimganj, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh.
• ⁸ Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.