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[Paper] Timing and order of transmission events is not directly reflected in a pathogen phylogeny

BrianFoley

This paper is rather specific to HIV-1 with its very large population size within each infected individual, and rapid evolution rate. It would be interesting to see similar work with other organisms. Human Influenza A virus, for example, has an evolution rate very similar to HIV-1 but a very different transmission rate between infected individuals.