Patterns of within-host genetic diversity in SARS-CoV-2
Gerry Tonkin-Hill, Iñigo Martincorena, Roberto Amato, Andrew R J Lawson, Moritz Gerstung, Ian Johnston, David K Jackson, Naomi R Park, Stefanie V Lensing, Michael A Quail, Sónia Gonçalves, Cristina Ariani, Michael Spencer Chapman, William L Hamilton, Luke W Meredith, , 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.
eLife · Aug 13, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics