TWiV 347: Rose rosette and squirrel roulette
Jul 26, 2015•1 hr 27 min
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Episode description
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Alan, and Rich discuss the virus behind rose rosette disease, and fatal human encephalitis caused by a variegated squirrel bornavirus.
Links for this episode- Virology tenure-track position at NIH (pdf) 7:00
- Voinnet investigation is a Swiss Federal secret (twitter) 12:25
- Rose rosette disease in Ft. Worth (Star Telegram) 29:35
- Rose rosette virus discovered (J Gen Virol) 34:25
- Emeravirus (ViralZone) 33:55
- Eriophyid mites (MI Botanical Garden) 32:40
- Mite vector of rose rosette disease (U Florida) 34:55
- Image credit
- Squirrel bornavirus associated with human encephalitis (NEJM) 38:40
- Poll: How do you consume podcasts? 1:21:40
- Letters read on TWiV 347 8:10, 59:40
This episode is sponsored by ASM GAP and ICAAC/ICC
Time stamps by Jennifer. Thanks!
Weekly Science Picks 1:17:05Alan - National Immunization Awareness Month (Twitter campaign)Rich - Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea BeatyVincent - iPhone owns podcasts (9to5Mac)
Listener Pick of the WeekSandra - World Zoonoses Day graphicPeter - Mammal-carnivorous plant mutualism (bat and shrew)
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