Hello all, this is my first post on the blog. Following earlier trends, I will begin with news on COVID-19. Stay safe, everyone.

COVID – 19

Preprint: Ocular conjunctival inoculation of SARS-CoV-2 can cause mild COVID-19 in Rhesus macaques – Deng. et al

Preprint: Comparative Genomic Analysis of Rapidly Evolving SARS CoV-2 Viruses Reveal Mosaic Pattern of Phylogeographical Distribution – Kumar et al. 

Human Gut Microbiome

Gut Microbial Metabolites Induce Changes in Circadian Oscillation of Clock Gene Expression in the Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts – Ku et al. – Molecules and Cells

Plant, Root, and Soil Microbiome

Ochraceocephala foeniculi gen. et sp. nov., a new pathogen causing crown rot of fennel in Italy – Aiello et al. – MycoKeys

Food Microbiology

The impact of hybrid yeasts on the aroma profile of cool climate Riesling wines – Kanter et al. – Food Chemistry: X

Phages and Viruses

Preprint: A novel antiviral formulation inhibits a range of enveloped viruses – Fletcher et al.