Elena V. Korneenko

AliMarko identifies eukaryotic viruses in metagenomic data using reference mapping, de novo assembly, and HMM, with tools to reduce false positives and visualize results.

The paper identifies and genetically characterizes a novel MERS-related coronavirus from bats, suggesting potential for hedgehogs to act as intermediate hosts.

The paper describes a primer panel for amplifying the full SARS-CoV-2 genome using 17 primer pairs and demonstrates its effectiveness with clinical samples.