A Genomic Perspective on the Origin and Emergence of SARS-CoV-2

The ongoing pandemic of a new human coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has generated enormous global concern. We and others in China were involved in the initial genome sequencing of the virus. Herein, we describe what genomic data reveal about the emergence SARS-CoV-2 and discuss the gaps in our understandin...

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Published inCell Vol. 181; no. 2; pp. 223 - 227
Main Authors Zhang, Yong-Zhen, Holmes, Edward C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 16.04.2020
Subjects
animal viruses
Animals
Animals, Wild
Betacoronavirus - genetics
China
Chiroptera - virology
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
Coronavirus Infections - virology
COVID-19
Disease Reservoirs - virology
DNA, Environmental
Genome, Viral
genomics
pandemic
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
SARS-CoV-2
sequence analysis
Sequence Analysis, RNA
viruses
Zoonoses - virology
China
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Summary:The ongoing pandemic of a new human coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has generated enormous global concern. We and others in China were involved in the initial genome sequencing of the virus. Herein, we describe what genomic data reveal about the emergence SARS-CoV-2 and discuss the gaps in our understanding of its origins.
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ISSN:0092-8674
1097-4172
1097-4172
DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2020.03.035