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SARS-CoV-2 intra-host variation shows evidence of transmission and convergent evolution in a university surveillance cohort.
Microbial genomics - 1 Sept 2026
Cavalli Léa, Taylor Bradford P, Schaeffer Beau, Turcinovic Jacquelyn, Connor John H, Hanage William P
Abstract excerpt
Monitoring and understanding the transmission and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 remains a significant public health priority. Within-host genetic variation provides insight into viral evolution during infection and may help infer transmission events. In this study, we analysed intra-host variation in SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences from Boston University's testing mandate. Focusing on intra-host single nucleotide variants...
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- SARS-CoV-2
- Humans
- COVID-19
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genome, Viral
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
