Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide transmission based on evolutionary dynamics and specific viral mutations in the spike protein

• Main Authors: Jiluo Liu (Author), Xi Chen (Author), Yan Liu (Author), Jiansheng Lin (Author), Jiaying Shen (Author), Hongwei Zhang (Author), Jianhua Yin (Author), Rui Pu (Author), Yibo Ding (Author), Guangwen Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is pandemic. However, the origins and global transmission pattern of SARS-CoV-2 remain largely unknown. We aimed to characterize the origination and transmission...