Damien Richard

The paper screens bat samples for coronaviruses, identifies novel strains, and assesses their potential to infect humans.

The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genomic mutations in mink and deer to identify potential host-specific adaptations and assess spillover risks.

The paper estimates changes in SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility using a phylogeny-based metric, finding that Delta is the most transmissible clade and transmissibility within clades slightly decreases over time.

The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genomic data to determine if genetic recombination is occurring, finding no detectable evidence of it.

The paper reconstructs the time-calibrated genomic evolution of a bacterium during its establishment as a crop pathogen, finding high gene turnover rates in the accessory genome.

This study tests if recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2 are linked to increased transmissibility and finds no significant association.

This study analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genomes from Palestine to trace the virus's introduction and circulation, finding at least nine independent introductions and a locally predominant lineage introduced before the first reported cases.