No evidence that mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern derive from homologous fragments in gut microbiota.
Parry R, Lytras S, Petrone M, Wille M, Crits-Christoph A, Gifford R, Saito A, Smura T, Peacock T. No evidence that mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern derive from homologous fragments in gut microbiota. Journal Of Virology 2024, e0146824. PMID: 39494907, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01468-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacterial sequencesViral RNA-dependent RNA polymeraseRNA-dependent RNA polymeraseSARS-CoV-2 variantsBacterial protein sequencesSARS-CoV-2 proteinsEvolution of mutationsRNA polymeraseIntrahost diversityProtein sequencesHomologous fragmentsNucleotide sequenceProtein databaseTemplate-switchingGut microbiotaSARS-CoV-2 VOCsViral genomeSARS-CoV-2Mutated fragmentsAmino acidsRdRpMutationsSequenceViral replicationProtein