Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 through Recombination and Strong Purifying Selection
X. Li, E. E. Giorgi, M. H. Marichann, B. Foley, C. Xiao, X.-p. Kong, Y. Chen, B. Korber, F. Gao
The paper identifies recombination and purifying selection in coronaviruses from different hosts as key factors in SARS-CoV-2 emergence.
bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2020Microbiology