A dynamic nomenclature proposal for SARS-CoV-2 lineages to assist genomic epidemiology

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 5
Issue: 11
Pages: 1403-1407
Citations: 2924
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                                    Andrew Rambaut, 
                                
                                    Edward C. Holmes, 
                                
                                    Áine O’Toole
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            A dynamic nomenclature proposal for SARS-CoV-2 lineages to assist genomic epidemiology. 
                            Nature Microbiology
                            , 5
                            (11)
                            , 1403-1407.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-0770-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-0770-5