C. Tait-Burkard

This study reports the emergence of a highly pathogenic FCoV-CCoV recombinant causing a rapidly spreading FIP outbreak in Cyprus, with evidence of direct transmission and potential receptor binding changes.

This paper identifies Caki-1 human kidney cells as a highly susceptible model for studying multiple respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses and influenza, offering a versatile platform for cross-virus comparison.

This paper introduces a direct lysis RT-qPCR method for fast, accurate, and cost-effective quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture supernatant, enabling high-throughput applications.

The paper uses stem cell-derived macrophages from livestock to study host-pathogen interactions, showing they can be infected by important viruses and genetically modified.

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 protein modulates cytokine expression in human macrophages, with sequence polymorphisms affecting IL-6 and IL-8 secretion.