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Lytras, Spyros

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Top Publications Authored or Co-Authored by "Lytras, Spyros"

Recurrent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion H69/V70 and its role in the Alpha variant B.1.1.7
Cell Reports, Volume 35, No. 13, Article 109292, Year 2021, Citations 331
Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB variant derived from recombination of two Omicron subvariants
Nature Communications, Volume 14, No. 1, Article 2800, Year 2023, Citations 131
Convergent evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants leading to the emergence of BQ.1.1 variant
Nature Communications, Volume 14, No. 1, Article 2671, Year 2023, Citations 81
Selection Analysis Identifies Clusters of Unusual Mutational Changes in Omicron Lineage BA.1 That Likely Impact Spike Function
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, No. 4, Article msac061, Year 2022, Citations 38
Conserved recombination patterns across coronavirus subgenera
Virus Evolution, Volume 8, No. 2, Article veac054, Year 2022, Citations 15

Institutional Spectrum

Most Recent Affiliations

Institution	Country	Start Year	End Year	Affiliated Years
MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research	United Kingdom	2020	2023	4
University of Glasgow	United Kingdom	2020	2023	4
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences	United Kingdom	2021	2021	1
Medical Research Council	United Kingdom	2021	2021	1
Pennsylvania State University	United States	2020	2020	1

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