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This is a one-off Nextstrain build for SARS-like coronaviruses
https://nextstrain.org/groups/blab/sars-like-cov
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Just curious #3

Closed lenciel closed 4 years ago

lenciel commented 4 years ago

What does RaTG13 in BetaCoV/bat/Yunnan/RaTG13/2013 stands for? I think Ra stands for Rhinolophus affinis, but what is TG13 then?

trvrb commented 4 years ago

Hi @lenciel. I actually don't know the answer to this, though I suspect you're right about Rhinolophus affinis.