Lori A. Rowe

TL;DR: Despite its divergence from known influenza A virus, the bat virus is compatible for genetic exchange with human influenza viruses in human cells, suggesting the potential capability for reassortment and contributions to new pandemic or panzootic influenza A viruses.

TL;DR: This work combines sequencing data from second- and third-generation DNA sequencing technologies to assemble the two-chromosome genome of a recent Haitian cholera outbreak strain into two nearly finished contigs at >99.9% accuracy and provides the next generation of rapid microbial identification and full-genome assembly.

TL;DR: The molecular composition and binding epitopes of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies that circulate in blood plasma after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are unknown.

TL;DR: A strain from Haiti shares genetic ancestry with those from Asia and Africa, and is thought to be the first of its kind in the world.

TL;DR: Intensive mutational processes can account for virtually all of the observed genetic polymorphism, with no demonstrable contribution from horizontal gene transfer (HGT), and no evidence that environmental strains have played a role in the evolution of the outbreak strain.