Evolutionary dynamics of ten novel Gamma-PVs: Insights from phylogenetic incongruence, recombination and phylodynamic analyses

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are genetically diverse, belonging to five distinct genera: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Mu and Nu. All papillomaviruses have double stranded DNA genomes that are thought to evolve slowly because they co-opt high-fidelity host cellular DNA polymerases for their replication.