A dynamic nomenclature proposal for SARS-CoV-2 lineages to assist genomic epidemiology

2020/07/15 by Andrew Rambaut, Edward C. Holmes, Áine O’Toole +5 · 62 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research #vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s41564-020-0770-5

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