Anomalies in BatCoV/RaTG13 sequencing and provenance [report]

Daoyu Zhang
2020 Zenodo  
To this date, the most critical piece of evidence on the purposed "natural origin" theory of SARS-CoV-2, was the sequence known as RaTG13, allegedly collected from a single fecal sample from Rhinolophus Affinis. Understanding the provenance of RaTG13 is critical on the ongoing debate of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2. However, this sample is allegedly "used up" and therefore can no longer be accessed nor sequenced independently [1], and the only available data was the 3 related Genbank accessions:
more » ... 996532.1, SRX7724752 and SRX8357956. We report these datasets possessed multiple significant anomalies, and the provenence of the promised claims of RaTG13 or it's role in proving a "probable bat origin"[2] of SARS-CoV-2 can not be satisfied nor possibly be confirmed.
doi:10.5281/zenodo.5018435 fatcat:v2r2ipm76be5bhedo543gox3gy