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Microbial Minutes: Influenza Immunity Edition

May 15, 2019

What's hot in the microbial sciences? ASM summarizes microbiology news and reports in Microbial Minutes, a weekly news roundup. Watch the YouTube session for summaries and major findings, and read the reports and news coverage for yourself below. What should we highlight next time? Leave a suggestion in our comments section!

Walters K.A. et al. Differential Effects of Influenza Virus NA, HA Head, and HA Stalk Antibodies on Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Gene Expression during Human Infection.

Kudo E. et al. Low Ambient Humidity Impairs Barrier Function and Innate Resistance against Influenza Infection.

  • Lakdawala et al. Influenza Virus Infectivity is Retained in Aerosols and Droplets Independent of Relative Humidity.
  • Yale Press Release:

Author: Julie Wolf, Ph.D.

Julie Wolf, Ph.D.
Dr. Julie Wolf is in science communications at Indie Bio, and is a former ASM employee.