B.1.1.28

Translingual

Alternative forms
  • B-1-1-28

Etymology

From being a mutation of the variant B.1.1.

Proper noun

B.1.1.28

  1. (virology) A variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; that became the predominant variation in Brazil in 2020, starting from the summer.
    • 2023, Laiali Alquraan, Karem H. Alzoubi, Suzie Y. Rababa'h, “Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 and their impact on disease diagnosis and severity”, in Informatics in medicine unlocked, →DOI:
      Numerous variations of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), including D614G, B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom), B.1.1.28 (Brazil P1, P2), CAL.20C (Southern California), B.1.351 (South Africa), B.1.617 (B.1.617.1 Kappa & Delta B.1.617.2) and B.1.1.529, have been reported worldwide.

Hypernyms
virus

Coordinate terms

(virus): (viral components)

  • N501Y (mutant N501)
  • E484K (mutant E484)
  • K417T (mutant K417)
  • Y501
  • K484
  • T417

Derived terms
virus
  • B.1.1.28.1 (Manaus variant)
  • B.1.1.28.2 (Rio de Janeiro variant)
virus

Descendants
  • English: lineage B.1.1.28
  • English: B.1.1.28 lineage

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