Reconciling fast Hepatitis B evolutionary rates with ancient co-divergence
Philippe Lemey, Xiang Ji, Bram Vrancken, Magda Bletsa, Pratyusa Datta, Liana Eleni Kafetzopoulou, Jonathon C. O. Mifsud, Guy Baele, Mahmoud Reza Pourkarim, Livia Patrono, Sébastien Calvignac‐Spencer, Ludovic Orlando, Paul Bastide, Stéphane Guindon, Darren Martin, Marc A. Suchard
This study uses a Bayesian mixed-effects molecular clock model to analyze HBV genomic data, revealing declining evolutionary rates and linking viral spread to human migration patterns.
bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology