[HTML][HTML] The evolution of SARS-CoV-2

PV Markov, M Ghafari, M Beer, K Lythgoe… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused millions of
deaths and substantial morbidity worldwide. Intense scientific effort to understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular determinants of SARS-CoV-2 variants

A Banerjee, K Mossman, N Grandvaux - Trends in Microbiology, 2021 - cell.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) evolution is expected,
given the nature of virus replication. Selection and establishment of variants in the human …

On the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and the emergence of variants of concern

G Magiorkinis - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
The epidemiology of COVID-19 has dramatically changed since the beginning of the
pandemic as we witnessed significant changes in transmissibility and pathogenicity with the …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 genome and emergence of variants of concern

I Safari, E Elahi - Archives of virology, 2022 - Springer
The high transmission and mortality rates associated with SARS-CoV-2 have led to tragic
consequences worldwide. Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] On the origin and evolution of SARS-CoV-2

D Singh, SV Yi - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2021 - nature.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the
ongoing global outbreak of a coronavirus disease (herein referred to as COVID-19). Other …

[HTML][HTML] Population immunity predicts evolutionary trajectories of SARS-CoV-2

M Meijers, D Ruchnewitz, J Eberhardt, M Łuksza… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The large-scale evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been marked by rapid turnover of
genetic clades. New variants show intrinsic changes, notably increased transmissibility, and …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic and phylodynamic approaches to understanding and combating the early SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

SW Attwood, SC Hill, DM Aanensen… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Determining the transmissibility, prevalence and patterns of movement of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections is central to our understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the evolutionary origins of the first three SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

M Ghafari, Q Liu, A Dhillon, A Katzourakis… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of Variants of Concern (VOCs) of SARS-CoV-2 with increased
transmissibility, immune evasion properties, and virulence poses a great challenge to public …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variants, spike mutations and immune escape

WT Harvey, AM Carabelli, B Jackson… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Although most mutations in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) genome are expected to be either deleterious and swiftly purged or relatively …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 one year on: evidence for ongoing viral adaptation

TP Peacock, R Penrice-Randal… - Journal of General …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
SARS-CoV-2 is thought to have originated in the human population from a zoonotic spillover
event. Infection in humans results in a variety of outcomes ranging from asymptomatic cases …