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The Curious Case of the RaTG13 Genome: Time to Revise the Sequence Reporting Standards for Pathogens
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: Received: 25 August 2020 / Approved: 27 August 2020 / Online: 27 August 2020 (07:56:01 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 22 July 2021 / Approved: 26 July 2021 / Online: 26 July 2021 (12:08:30 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 22 July 2021 / Approved: 26 July 2021 / Online: 26 July 2021 (12:08:30 CEST)
How to cite: Singla, M.; Ahmad, S.; Gupta, C.; Sethi, T. The Curious Case of the RaTG13 Genome: Time to Revise the Sequence Reporting Standards for Pathogens. Preprints 2020, 2020080595 Singla, M.; Ahmad, S.; Gupta, C.; Sethi, T. The Curious Case of the RaTG13 Genome: Time to Revise the Sequence Reporting Standards for Pathogens. Preprints 2020, 2020080595
Abstract
The origin of SARS-CoV-2 is debated, even after 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic and a special investigation conducted by the World Health Organization. The RaTG13 sequence has been a highlight of discussions surrounding the origin of SARS-CoV-2. Here we express our opinion about the need for better reporting standards for information about sequencing data, especially for pathogens, citing our findings with the reported RaTG13 genome.
Keywords
Data Quality; Sequence reporting standards; RaTG13 Sequence; De-novo assembly
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology
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Commenter: Tavpritesh Sethi
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4. Theme of the paper shifted towards the reporting standards citing RaTG13 as an example