Table 1.

Estimated short-term and maximum substitution rate SSY according to the PoW model

Viral group	Type of virus	Short-term substitution rate, $⟨\mu ⟩$	Fastest rate group, ${\mu }_{\max }$
I	dsDNA virus	$2(0.3-16)\times {10}^{-5}$	$3(0.6-10)\times {10}^{-3}$
II	ssDNA virus	$3(1-6)\times {10}^{-4}$	$2(1-3)\times {10}^{-2}$
IV	(+)ssRNA virus	$2(1-4)\times {10}^{-3}$	$4(3-6)\times {10}^{-2}$
V	(−)ssRNA virus	$1(0.7-3)\times {10}^{-3}$	$4(3-6)\times {10}^{-2}$
VI	RT-RNA virus	$1(0.7-3)\times {10}^{-3}$	$4(3-6)\times {10}^{-2}$
VII	RT-DNA virus	$5(1-20)\times {10}^{-5}$	$4(2-10)\times {10}^{-3}$

The inferred short-term substitution rate and the rate of substitution at the fastest-evolving rate group across six virus groups. Numbers in parentheses show the 95% confidence interval for an estimated paramater. See also Table S1.