Host heterogeneity and epistasis explain punctuated evolution of SARS-CoV-2.

Identifying drivers of viral diversity is key to understanding the evolutionary as well as epidemiological dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using rich viral genomic data sets, we show that periods of steadily rising diversity have been punctuated by sudden, enormous increases followed by similarly...

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Main Authors: Bjarke Frost Nielsen, Chadi M Saad-Roy, Yimei Li, Kim Sneppen, Lone Simonsen, Cécile Viboud, Simon A Levin, Bryan T Grenfell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-02-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010896

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