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.
TWiV 406: Pow, right in the enteroids!
- September 11, 2016
- Tagged as: AXL, cell receptor, conjunctivitis, enteroid, norovirus, organoid, stem cell, tears, uveitis, viral, virology, virus, viruses, Zika virus
The TWiV team discusses eye infections caused by Zika virus, failure of Culex mosquitoes to transmit the virus, and replication of norovirus in stem cell derived enteroids.
Two Coynes join the TWiV overlords to explain their three-dimensional culture model of polarized intestinal cells for studying enterovirus infection.