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Transient acquisition of cross-species infectivity during the evolution of SARS-CoV-2.

Qi Chen1 Xing-Yao Huang1 Meng-Xu Sun1 Rui-Ting Li1 Hongjing Gu1 Ying Tian1 Rong-Rong Zhang1 Dan Luo1 Chao Zhou1 Yifei Zhang1 Tianshu Cao1 Na-Na Zhang1 Yong-Qiang Deng1 Xiao-Feng Li1 Cheng-Feng Qin1
Affiliations 1 institutions
  1. State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, China.
PMID 34873448 2021 Natl Sci Rev eng epublish
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Extraction confidence 0.70
Key finding

The study suggests that during SARS-CoV-2 evolution, the virus temporarily gained infectivity for other species, implying genomic or evolutionary changes linked to cross-species adaptation.

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Supporting text

Transient acquisition of cross-species infectivity during the evolution of SARS-CoV-2.

Analysis methods
evolutionary analysis
1 records
Extraction confidence 0.80
Key finding

SARS-CoV-2 evolved mutations or molecular changes that transiently conferred infectivity across species, suggesting host range adaptation.

Virus
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Supporting text

Transient acquisition of cross-species infectivity during the evolution of SARS-CoV-2.

Mechanism types
host_range_adaptation; cross_species_infectivity