SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) is the enveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA betacoronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first identified in late 2019 and subsequently declared a global pandemic. It belongs to the family Coronaviridae and is closely related t…
SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) is the enveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA betacoronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first identified in late 2019 and subsequently declared a global pandemic. It belongs to the family Coronaviridae and is closely related to the earlier SARS-CoV, sharing the characteristic crown-like array of surface spike (S) glycoproteins from which coronaviruses take their name. The spike protein mediates attachment to and entry into host cells and is a primary focus of vaccine and therapeutic development. The virus spreads chiefly through respiratory droplets and aerosols, and infection ranges from asymptomatic carriage to severe pneumonia and multi-organ involvement. Research on SARS-CoV-2 spans its molecular evolution and phylogenetic relationship to other human and animal coronaviruses through spike gene sequence analysis, the prediction and tracking of viral mutations, viral kinetics under candidate treatments, host immune and cytokine responses to the spike protein, transmissibility modelling across interacting populations, vaccination outcomes and adverse events, and convalescent-plasma neutralizing antibody approaches. The journal also publishes on the cellular pathogenesis of infected tissues, the zoonotic dimension linking animals to human infection, and candidate prophylactic and therapeutic strategies, reflecting the breadth of virological, clinical, and epidemiological study the topic encompasses.
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The 12 articles above have been cited 24 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on SARS-CoV-2, linking to each citing work.