Kent D. Barbian

Abstract Hendra virus (HeV) was discovered in 1994 in Australia. Limited genomic data have hindered comprehensive understanding of HeV’s evolutionary dynamics. Here we recovered 48 HeV genomes from bats and 9 from horses from Australia between 2016 and 2020, revealing four distinct clades. Each clade was distributed over a large spatial area with multiple clades co-circulating within a single bat roost on the same day and over consecutive years.

Highlights • Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection and shedding in immunocompromised individual • Infectious SARS-CoV-2 isolated up to 70 days after diagnosis • Observed within-host genetic variation with continuous turnover of viral variants • SARS-CoV-2 isolates from the individual do not display altered replication Summary Long-term severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) shedding was observed from the upper respiratory tract of a female immunocompromised individual with...

A rosy outlook for Roseomonas In a clinical trial, topical application of the healthy skin bacterium Roseomonas mucosa improved atopic dermatitis (AD) in children age 3 years or older. R. mucosa treatment was associated with improvements in disease symptoms, epithelial barrier function, the amount of Staphylococcus aureus growing on the skin, the need for topical steroids, and quality of life for children and their families. Clinical improvements and colonization of skin by R.