Phylogenetic Trees of Coronavirus 229E and influenza virus H3N2 (IMAGE)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Phylogenetic Trees of Coronavirus 229E and influenza virus H3N2

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Just like the phylogenetic tree of the influenza virus subtype H3N2 (right), the phylogenetic tree of the 'common cold' coronavirus 229E (left) shows an asymmetrical shape, indicating a shift towards evasion of the immune system (antigenic drift). Scale: Mutations per nucleotide (genetic building block).

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