In this episode of Virus Watch, I explain how mosquitoes spread viruses. We’ll look at how a mosquito finds a host, how it finds a blood vessel, and how it delivers viruses to a new host. Don’t blame mosquitoes for viral diseases: it’s not their fault!
Four virologists discuss our current understanding of Zika virus biology, pathogenesis, transmission, and prevention, in this special live episode recorded at the American Society for Microbiology in Washington, DC. You can find TWiV #392 at microbe.tv/twiv, or listen/watch below. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV392.mp3″] Click arrow to play Download TWiV 392 (62 MB .mp3, 85 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, RSS, email, Google …
In this episode of Virus Watch, I show how to do my favorite assay in all of virology – the plaque assay.
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If you have always wanted to know what coral reefs and the human oral cavity have in common, listen as guests David Pride and Forest Rohwer talk about their work on the microbiomes and viromes of these two environments, and you’ll also understand why mucus is cool. You can find TWiV #391 at microbe.tv/twiv, or …
Having worked on viruses for over 40 years, I know a fair number of people in the field, and I am amazed at how many of them have started to work on Zika virus. What exactly is attracting virologists to this emerging virus? There are probably many reasons why Zika virus would be of interest …
