TWiV 871: If the ACE2 fits, ferret

<p>TWiV discusses whether or not Omicron should be designated a new serotype of SARS-CoV-2, and the finding that amino acid changes that adapt SARS-CoV-2 to mink or ferret do not increase fitness in the human airway.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="Alan Dove" href= "http://alandove.com/">Alan Dove</a>, and <a href= "http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3 id="links-for-this-episode"><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://abrcms.org/index.php/symposium-home">ABRCMS ePoster Spring Symposium for Emerging Scientists</a></li> <li>ASV Annual <a title="Meeting Registration" href= "https://asv.org/asv2022/registration/">Meeting Registration</a> (ASV)</li> <li><a title="Microbiology & Immunology" href= "https://www.lsuhs.edu/our-schools/school-of-graduate-studies/phd-programs/admissions"> Microbiology & Immunology</a> at LSU Health</li> <li>Is Omicron a <a title="new serotype" href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35181769/">new serotype</a>? (Nat Rev Micr)</li> <li>Adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 to <a title="mink/ferret" href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35093235/">mink/ferret</a> (Cell Rep)</li> <li><a title="Letters read" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-871-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 871</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3 id="weekly-picks-1-34-06">Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Alan</s