Pinpointing the animal origins of SARS-CoV-2: a genomic approach

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2022.05.002

• Shilei Zhao ^1,2 , 
• Yali Hou ^1,2 , 
• Xiaolong Zhang ^1,2 , 
• Alice Hughes ^3,4 , 
• Na Liu ⁵ , 
• Minsheng Peng ^6,7 , 
• Qihui Wang ^8,9 , 
• Yongbiao Xue ^10,11     , 
• Hua Chen ^12,13,14    

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  1. Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China;

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  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;

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  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;

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  4. Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China;

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  5. National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China;

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  6. State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China;

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  7. KIZ/CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China;

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  8. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;

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  9. CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;

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  10. Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China;

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  11. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;

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  12. Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China;

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  13. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;

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  14. Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China