TWiV 891: LLOV in the time of Ebola

Elke, Adam, and Gabor join TWiV to discuss their work on Lloviu virus, a filovirus, including recovery of infectious virus from a DNA copy of the genome and from Schreiber’s bats in Hungary.

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

Guests: Elke Muhlberger, Adam Hume, and Gabor Kemenesi

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Links for this episode

• Elke on TWiV 200 and Threading the NEIDL
• Infectious Lloviu virus from bats in Hungary (Nat Commun)
• Infectious Lloviu virus from DNA (PloS Path)
• Letters read on TWiV 891
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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