TWiV 777: SARS-CoV-2 fitness with Ron Fouchier
- Author
- Vincent Racaniello
- Published
- Thu 08 Jul 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-777/
Ron Fouchier explains why increased transmission of SARS-CoV-2-variants has not been demonstrated, and their ability to displace ancestral variants is due to greater fitness, much like influenza virus antigenic variation leads to better fitness and replacement of previously circulating variants.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
Guest: Ron Fouchier
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Links for this episode- Ron Fouchier on TWiV 177, 291, 557
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- SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 transmission among ferrets (Nat Comm)
- Avian influenza virus transmission among seals (Cell Host Micr)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Brianne – The Science News Cycle Kathy – mRNA Day Kariko & Weissman lectures and Q&A Vincent – Just Planes
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]
