Population genetic estimation of the loss of genetic diversity during horizontal transmission of HIV-1

Charles TT Edwards¹ , Edward C Holmes² , Daniel J Wilson³ , Raphael P Viscidi⁴ , Elaine J Abrams⁵ , Rodney E Phillips¹ and Alexei J Drummond^6,7

¹  Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK

²  Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

³  Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK

⁴  Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA

⁵  Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Harlem Hospital Center, NY, USA

⁶  Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK

⁷  Department of Computer Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, New Zealand