Patterns of within-host genetic diversity in SARS-CoV-2
Gerry Tonkin-Hill, Iñigo Martincorena, Roberto Amato…·Dominic Kwiatkowski
This study analyzes within-host genetic diversity in 1,181 SARS-CoV-2 samples, finding high mutation rates, strand asymmetries, and purifying selection, with implications for transmission chain reconstruction.