Deep phylogenetic-based clustering analysis uncovers new and shared mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants as a result of directional and convergent evolution

• Danilo Rosa Nunes,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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• Carla Torres Braconi ,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ctbsantos@unifesp.br (CTB); rdcarval@gmail.com (RDC)

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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• Louisa F. Ludwig-Begall,

  Roles Data curation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Veterinary Virology and Animal Viral Diseases, FARAH Research Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

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• Clarice Weis Arns,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

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• Ricardo Durães-Carvalho

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ctbsantos@unifesp.br (CTB); rdcarval@gmail.com (RDC)

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5734-7601

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