Genomic recombination events may reveal the evolution of coronavirus and the origin of SARS-CoV-2

Abstract To trace the evolution of coronaviruses and reveal the possible origin of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), we collected and thoroughly analyzed 29,452 publicly available coronavirus genomes, including 26,...

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Main Authors: Zhenglin Zhu, Kaiwen Meng, Geng Meng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78703-6