CSIR scientists have identified a type of coronavirus that may be the second most prevalent in India. This new type has been christened A3i.
- The most dominant coronavirus clade in the world as well as in India is the A2a.
- While type O was the first ancestral family of the virus identified from China, it’s the A2a type that has emerged dominant the world.
- Of 213 genomes analysed by the CSIR scientists, 62% of them were A2a.
- A3i comprised 41% of those analysed.
- With this, there are 11 SARS-CoV-2 types identified globally, with at least six of them identified in India.
- The coronavirus type, or clade, is a cluster of SARS-CoV-2 viruses that share evolutionary similarities.
Source: The Hindu
