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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Claire E. Anderson, Alexandria B. Boehm
Summary: This study investigated the transfer of viruses between skin and surfaces, exploring the influences of virus type, surface type, direction of transfer, and other factors on virus transfer rates. The findings provide valuable insights for refining microbial risk assessments and minimizing the risk of viral infection through fomite transmission. The study created a large-scale data set for enveloped virus transfer events, extending the understanding of the role of fomites in the transmission of human enveloped viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ronald Bangiyev, Maxim Chudaev, Donald W. Schaffner, Emanuel Goldman
Summary: The study demonstrates that higher concentrations of virus can protect enveloped viruses from environmental decay, impacting stability studies of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses. This finding highlights a limitation in the methodology used to attribute fomite transmission for respiratory viruses.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Indra Monsees, Victoria Turzynski, Sarah P. Esser, Andre Soares, Lara Timmermann, Katrin Weidenbach, Jarno Banas, Michael Kloster, Bank Beszteri, Ruth A. Schmitz, Alexander J. Probst
Summary: Raman microspectroscopy is a promising tool for chemical identification of Gram-positive and Gram-negative virocells undergoing infection with virulent DNA or RNA viruses. This nondestructive, label-free analytical method at single-cell resolution allows for the exploration of complex biology and function of virocells.
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Acoustics
Mojca Zupanc, Jure Zevnik, Arijana Filipic, Ion Gutierrez-Aguirre, Meta Jeselnik, Tamara Kosir, Jernej Ortar, Matevz Dular, Martin Petkovsek
Summary: The study investigates the effects of hydrodynamic cavitation on the inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 surrogate bacteriophage phi6. The results show that hydrodynamic cavitation can significantly reduce the virus count at certain temperatures. This suggests that hydrodynamic cavitation has the potential to inactivate current and potential enveloped viruses in water at lower temperatures.
ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Christopher A. Baker, Alan Gutierrez, Kristen E. Gibson
Summary: This study evaluated the persistence of phi 6 bacteriophage on surfaces commonly encountered in public settings. The results showed that the inoculum matrix, inoculum level, and surface type significantly affected phi 6 survival.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemical Research Methods
Hasin Feroz, Daniel Cetnar, Robert Hewlett, Satish Sharma, Melissa Holstein, Sanchayita Ghose, Zheng Jian Li
Summary: Using a in-house RT-qPCR assay for selective detection of active o6 can be a faster, cheaper and safer alternative to third-party testing of BSL2 model viruses. This method can screen VI agents at only 5% of the cost compared to BSL2 virus testing, with a turnaround time of 2 to 3 days.
BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alberto Tunon-Molina, Alba Cano-Vicent, Angel Serrano-Aroca
Summary: The global COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for new antimicrobial compounds. This study investigates the antiviral properties of tiger nut milk (TNM) against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses. The results show that TNM is effective against enveloped viruses and adding sugar improves its antiviral properties against both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Claire E. Anderson, Marlene K. Wolfe, Alexandria B. Boehm
Summary: This study aimed to test the virucidal effect of antimicrobial treatment on the Supertowel and to evaluate its viability as a handwashing alternative. The results showed that the Supertowel had similar viral inactivation as a regular microfiber towel, indicating minimal virucidal potential.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pavlina Gregorova, Minna-Maria K. Heinonen, L. Peter Sarin
Summary: Researchers have developed a direct RT-qPCR method for the detection of RNA viruses, eliminating the need for RNA extraction and providing a fast, efficient, and cost-effective tool for quantitative analysis.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Angel Serrano-Aroca
Summary: Phi 6 bacteriophage can serve as a surrogate of SARS-CoV-2 for testing antiviral materials and compounds. It provides a biosafe viral model for researchers without access to biosafety level 3 facilities. Additionally, this model has applications in studying other highly pathogenic enveloped viruses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Fernanda Pilaquinga, Rafael Bosch, Jeroni Morey, Carlos Bastidas-Caldes, Marbel Torres, Fernanda Toscano, Alexis Debut, Katherine Pazmino-Viteri, Maria de las Nieves Pina
Summary: This study aimed to compare the effects of two types of nanomaterials, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), on the coronavirus. The results showed that AuNPs-Sm exhibited higher antiviral activity compared to AgNPs-Sm.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ana K. Pitol, Samiksha Venkatesan, Michael Hoptroff, Grant L. Hughes
Summary: The study found that bacteriophage Phi6 has a significantly longer persistence than SARS-CoV-2 in water and on surfaces. The persistence of the viruses on surfaces is influenced by the specific virus and the deposition solution used, rather than the surface material. Therefore, it is important to use appropriate deposition solutions when evaluating viral persistence on surfaces and water.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Microbiology
Anshuman Das, Efrain E. Rivera-Serrano, Xin Yin, Christopher M. Walker, Zongdi Feng, Stanley M. Lemon
Summary: In this Review, the authors discuss quasi-enveloped virions, their entry and release from human host cells, and their impact on host immunity and pathogenesis. They focus on hepatitis A and E viruses, which were previously considered non-enveloped but are now known to be released as quasi-enveloped virions cloaked in host membranes. Despite lacking virally encoded proteins on their surface, these virions efficiently enter cells and replicate. The authors also describe the mechanisms by which specific peptide sequences in the capsids of these virions mediate their release from hepatocytes and the current understanding of their cell entry mechanism.
NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sai Li
Summary: This article reviews the recent advances in the applications of cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) on enveloped viral structures and intracellular viral activities.
TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Irene A. Owusu, Osbourne Quaye, Karla D. Passalacqua, Christiane E. Wobus
Summary: The long-standing paradigm in virology that non-enveloped viruses induce cell lysis to release progeny virions is being challenged by emerging evidence. Some non-enveloped viruses exit cells without inducing cell lysis, and others use both lytic and non-lytic egress mechanisms. Understanding virus cellular egress mechanisms, particularly in enteric RNA viruses, could lead to the development of targeted antiviral therapies to minimize the public health impact of these infections.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY
(2021)