One year into the global COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of attention has shifted to the
emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs). After nearly a year of …

Recombination is a common evolutionary tool for RNA viruses, and coronaviruses are no
exception. We review here the evidence for recombination in SARS-CoV-2 and reconcile …

We present evidence for multiple independent origins of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 viruses
sampled from late 2020 and early 2021 in the United Kingdom. Their genomes carry single …

Accurate and timely detection of recombinant lineages is crucial for interpreting genetic
variation, reconstructing epidemic spread, identifying selection and variants of interest, and …

Coronaviruses (CoVs) constitute a large and diverse subfamily of positive-sense single-
stranded RNA viruses. They are found in many mammals and birds and have great …

In December 2019, an outbreak emerged of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) which leads to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The World Health …

Multiple SARS‐CoV‐2 variants have successively, or concomitantly spread worldwide since
the summer of 2020. A few co‐infections with different variants were reported and genetic …

Recombination is an evolutionary process by which many pathogens generate diversity and
acquire novel functions. Although a common occurrence during coronavirus replication …

The COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared on March 11 th, 2020. Since the very
beginning, the spread of the virus has been tracked nearly in real-time by worldwide …

Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic the Real Time sharing of genome sequences of
circulating virus supported the diagnostics and surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and its …