TWiV 347: Rose rosette and squirrel roulette

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 1:17:05

Alan - National Immunization Awareness Month (Twitter campaign)
Rich - Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Vincent - iPhone owns podcasts (9to5Mac)

Listener Pick of the Week

Sandra - World Zoonoses Day graphic
Peter - Mammal-carnivorous plant mutualism (bat and shrew)

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