Spyros Lytras

MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyEnvironmental Science

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Driven by 13 papers. Top paper: “Circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike N439K variants maintain fitness while evading antibody-mediated immunity”.

Circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike N439K variants maintain fitness while evading antibody-mediated immunity

Cell(2021)10.1016/j.cell.2021.01.037

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0.974DataRank · unranked

660 citations

Laura E. Rosen, James G. Shepherd, Roberto Spreafico, Ana da Silva Filipe, Jason A. Wojcechowskyj +61 more

Selection Analysis Identifies Clusters of Unusual Mutational Changes in Omicron Lineage BA.1 That Likely Impact Spike Function

Molecular Biology and Evolution(2022)10.1093/molbev/msac061

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0.723DataRank · unranked

123 citations

Spyros Lytras, Alexander G. Lucaci, Wolfgang Maier, Björn Grüning, Stephen D. Shank +33 more

Natural selection in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in bats created a generalist virus and highly capable human pathogen

PLoS Biology(2021)10.1371/journal.pbio.3001115

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224 citations

Spyros Lytras, Steven Weaver, Joshua B. Singer, Maciej F. Boni, Philippe Lemey +3 more

Conserved recombination patterns across coronavirus subgenera

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.11.21.469423

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4 citations

Phillip Swanepoel, Rentia Lourens, Mpumelelo Zondo, Isaac Abodunran, Spyros Lytras +10 more

Exploring the Natural Origins of SARS-CoV-2 in the Light of Recombination

Genome Biology and Evolution(2022)10.1093/gbe/evac018

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165 citations

Joseph Hughes, Darren P. Martin, Phillip Swanepoel, Arné de Klerk, Rentia Lourens +5 more

Conserved recombination patterns across coronavirus subgenera

Virus Evolution(2022)10.1093/ve/veac054

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36 citations

Phillip Swanepoel, Rentia Lourens, Mpumelelo Zondo, Isaac Abodunran, Spyros Lytras +10 more

The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.07.12.548617

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12 citations

Spyros Lytras, Mahan Ghafari, Andrew F. Magee, Edyth Parker, Jennifer L. Havens +11 more

Artificial intelligence for modelling infectious disease epidemics

Nature(2025)10.1038/s41586-024-08564-w

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0DataRank · unranked

133 citations

Joseph L.-H. Tsui, Serina Chang, Spyros Lytras, Mark P. Khurana, Samantha Vanderslott +36 more

The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2

Cell(2025)10.1016/j.cell.2025.03.035

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24 citations

Spyros Lytras, Mahan Ghafari, Andrew F. Magee, Edyth Parker, Yu Wang +14 more

Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals

Science(2025)10.1126/science.adq4691

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9 citations

Ye Wang, Simon Clare, Gauthier Lieber, Stephanie L. Williams, Marko Noerenberg +27 more

Viral CpG Deficiency Provides No Evidence That Dogs Were Intermediate Hosts for SARS-CoV-2

Molecular Biology and Evolution(2020)10.1093/molbev/msaa178

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20 citations

Todd A. Castoe, Blair W. Perry, Spyros Lytras, Kristen J. Wade, David L. Robertson +9 more

A non-spike nucleocapsid R204P mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC enhances inflammation and pathogenicity

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-67455-4

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1 citations

Masumi Tsuda, Sayaka Deguchi, Jumpei Ito, Taha Y. Taha, Hesham Nasser +71 more

Natural selection in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in bats, not humans, created a highly capable human pathogen

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.05.28.122366

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41 citations

Spyros Lytras, Steven Weaver, Joshua B. Singer, Maciej F. Boni, Philippe Lemey +3 more