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. 2021 Oct 13;4:1196. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02728-4

Fig. 3. Infectivities of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in cell lines expressing ACE2 proteins from 14 different species.

Fig. 3

Equal amounts of overexpression plasmids carrying ACE2 sequences from different species were transfected into 293 T cells. Transfection efficiency was confirmed by flow cytometry analysis of ACE2 surface expression. Cells were then infected with the same copy number of SARS-CoV-2 variants after quantification. Chemiluminescence signals were collected 24 h later. Ratios between variants and the D614G reference strain were calculated. The results were obtained from four independent experiments and the values shown indicate means ± SEMs. a human; b mouse; c pangolin; d bat; e mink; f ferret; g pig; h civet; i cattle; j sheep; k dog; l cat; m rabbit; n monkey. Dashed/dotted lines indicate the threshold of fourfold/twofold difference. Asterisks indicate statistical significance.