TWiV 600: SARS-CoV-2 - enter the Coronials

<p>Daniel Griffin joins TWiV to update on the clinical situation, then we discuss a 382 nucleotide deletion in the SARS-CoV-2 genome, a scenario for emergence of the virus from a bat, followed by answers to listener email.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href="http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href="http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a>, <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/BioProfBarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guest: <a href="http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iTunes</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3>Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.11.987222v1">382 nt deletion</a> in genome of SARS-CoV-2 (bioRxiv)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.10.942748v2">Recombination and mutation</a> leading to SARS-CoV-2 (bioRxiv)</li> <li>Letters read on <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-600-letters/">TWiV 600</a></li> <li>Timestamps by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <p>Intro music is by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ronald Jenke