Phylogenetic Analyses of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.7 Lineage Suggest a Single Origin Followed by Multiple Exportation Events Versus Convergent Evolution | Zendy

Antoine Chaillon | Zendy; Davey M. Smith | Zendy

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Phylogenetic Analyses of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.7 Lineage Suggest a Single Origin Followed by Multiple Exportation Events Versus Convergent Evolution

Author(s) -

Antoine Chaillon,

Davey M. Smith

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab265

Subject(s) - convergent evolution , phylogenetic tree , lineage (genetic) , covid-19 , coronavirus , pandemic , betacoronavirus , phylogenetics , medicine , severe acute respiratory syndrome , virology , evolutionary biology , middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus , biological dispersal , biology , genetics , outbreak , gene , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , population , environmental health

The emergence of new variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) herald a new phase of the pandemic. This study used state-of-the-art phylodynamic methods to ascertain that the rapid rise of B.1.1.7 “Variant of Concern” most likely occurred by global dispersal rather than convergent evolution from multiple sources.

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