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Detection and isolation of infectious SARS-CoV-2 omicron subvariants collected from residential settings

William B. Vassa Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0851-7122View further author information
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Sripriya Nannu Shankara Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7470-1983View further author information
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John A. Lednickyb Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA;c Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Yang Yangd Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USAView further author information
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Carlos Manzanase Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Yuetong Zhanga Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Jessica Boyettea Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Jiayi Chena Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Yuqiao Chena Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Amin Shirkhania Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Mo Washeema Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Z. Hugh Fane Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA;f Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1812-8016View further author information
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Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandezg Aerosol Dynamics Inc, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Antarpreet Jutlaa Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Chang-Yu Wua Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA;h Department of Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-8816View further author information
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Pages 1142-1153 | Received 24 May 2023, Accepted 17 Aug 2023, Published online: 07 Sep 2023

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