The TWiVodrome considers the intestinal tract as an alternative infection route for MERS coronavirus, and how reduced accumulation of defective viral RNAs might lead to severe influenza.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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- HaHa influenza virus (mBio)
- MERS coronavirus intestinal transmission (Sci Adv)
- Simulated gastric and intestinal fluids
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- Defective genomes and severe influenza (PLoS Path)
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