Abstract
The emergence of the novel human coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, causes a global COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Here, we have characterized and compared viral populations of SARS-CoV-2 among COVID-19 patients within and across households. Our work showed an active viral replication activity in the human respiratory tract and the co-existence of genetically distinct viruses within the same host. The inter-host comparison among viral populations further revealed a narrow transmission bottleneck between patients from the same households, suggesting a dominated role of stochastic dynamics in both inter-host and intra-host evolutions.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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| Artikelnummer | 585358 |
| Tidsskrift | Frontiers in Medicine |
| Vol/bind | 8 |
| Antal sider | 7 |
| ISSN | 2296-858X |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2021 |