TWiV 368: Infected, you will be

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler A plaque of virologists explores the biology of Zika virus and recent outbreaks, and the contribution of a filamentous bacteriophage to the development of biofilms. Links for this episode More cowbell (Wikipedia) Microcephaly in Brazil (Outbreak News) Non-vector borne Zika transmission (EID) Zika virus outside Africa (EID) Zika virus possible sexual transmission (EID) Zika virus in saliva (J Clin Virol) Dengue's cousin Zika (Micr Inf) Filamentous phage promote biofilm assembly (Cell Host Micr) Biofilm history (MSU) Pseudomonas phage Pf1 Image credit Letters read on TWiV 368 This episode is sponsored by Clinical Virology Symposium and ASM Microbe Weekly Science Picks Alan - Twelve days of norovirus Vincent - This Week in Evolution Rich - In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides Kathy - Kajanjian lecture on Frederick Novy and Milestones ceremony at UM Listener Picks Peter - What if anti-vax, anti-science movement won? Stephen - Scandalous origin of vaccines Pritesh - Absurd way of doing business Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]