TWiV 668: Mice, bats, and coronaviruses with Tony Schountz

Tony Schountz joins TWiV to explain the work of his laboratory showing that deer mice can be infected with and transmit SARS-CoV-2, and how his colony of Jamaican fruit bats is being used to understand their response to virus infections.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker

Guest: Tony Schountz

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Links for this episode

• SARS-CoV-2 infection of deer mice (bioRxiv)
• Infection of Jamaican fruit bats with MERS-CoV (Sci Rep)
• Immunological control of virus infections in bats (Front Immunol)
• Transmission of bat influenza viruses in bats (Nat Micro)
• Letters read on TWiV 668
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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