Abstract: Notably, naturally occurring variants in
Orf3a (
Q57H) and
nsp2 (
T85I) were associated with poor replication in Vero-CCL81 cells but not in BEpCs, while SARS-CoV-2 isolates expressing the
Spike D614G variant generally exhibited enhanced replication abilities in BEpCs.
Introduction: Notably, SARS-CoV-2 isolates with naturally occurring
Orf3a (
Q57H) and
nsp2 (
T85I) substitutions exhibited a cell-specific replication phenotype, with efficient propagation restricted to primary human BEpCs.