Long-term serial passaging of SARS-CoV-2 reveals signatures of convergent evolution
C. S. P. Foster, G. J. Walker, T. Jean, M. Wong, L. Brassil, S. Isaacs, Y. Lu, S. G. Turville, A. Kelleher, W. D. Rawlinson
This study tracks SARS-CoV-2 evolution through 33-100 serial passages in vitro, identifying convergent mutations that may confer fitness or transmissibility advantages.
bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2023Evolutionary Biology