Genomic epidemiology of superspreading events in Austria reveals mutational dynamics and transmission properties of SARS-CoV-2
Alexandra Popa(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Jakob‐Wendelin Genger(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Michael D. Nicholson(Harvard University), Thomas Penz(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Daniela Schmid(Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), Stephan W. Aberle(Medical University of Vienna), Benedikt Agerer(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Alexander Lercher(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Lukas Endler(University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna), Henrique G. Colaço(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Mark Smyth(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Michael Schuster(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Miguel L. Grau(Institute for Research in Biomedicine), Francisco Martínez-Jiménez(Institute for Research in Biomedicine), Oriol Pich(Institute for Research in Biomedicine), Wegene Borena(Innsbruck Medical University), Erich Pawelka(Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital), Zsofia Keszei(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Martin Senekowitsch(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Jan Laine(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Judith H. Aberle(Medical University of Vienna), Monika Redlberger‐Fritz(Medical University of Vienna), Mario Karolyi(Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital), Alexander Zoufaly(Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital), Sabine Maritschnik(Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), Martin Borkovec(Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), Peter Hufnagl(Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), Manfred Nairz(Innsbruck Medical University), Günter Weiß(Innsbruck Medical University), Michael T. Wolfinger(University of Vienna), Dorotheé von Laer(Innsbruck Medical University), Giulio Superti‐Furga(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Núria López-Bigas(Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats), Elisabeth Puchhammer‐Stöckl(Medical University of Vienna), Franz Allerberger(Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), Franziska Michor(Broad Institute), Christoph Bock(Austrian Academy of Sciences), Andreas Bergthaler(Austrian Academy of Sciences)
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Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 particles. In conclusion, this study illustrates the power of combining epidemiological analysis with deep viral genome sequencing to unravel the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and to gain fundamental insights into mutational dynamics and transmission properties.
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