SARS-CoV-2 surrogate (Phi6) environmental persistence within free-living amoebae.
J Water Health
; 20(1): 83-91, 2022 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1448641
ABSTRACT
The reported persistence of SARS-CoV-2 virions in aquatic environments highlights the need to better understand potential mechanisms that may prolong its dissemination. We evaluated the possibility that amoebae might serve as transport hosts by studying the interaction of the enveloped bacteriophage Phi6, as a potential surrogated along with one of the most common amoebae in engineered aquatic environments, Vermamoeba vermiformis. Using microscopy, imaging flow cytometry and bacteriophage cell culture, our results imply that the SARS-CoV-2 surrogate triggers amoebic mitochondria and induced apoptosis to promote viral persistence in trophozoites. Furthermore, virus-infected amoebae were still infectious after 2 months within FLA cysts. These results suggest that amoebae could contribute to the environmental persistence of SARS-CoV-2, including disinfection processes. In addition, amoebae could be a successful model system for understanding respiratory virus-eukaryotic biology at the cellular and molecular levels.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bacteriophages
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Viruses
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COVID-19
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Amoeba
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Water Health
Journal subject:
Environmental Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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