Infection of equine bronchial epithelial cells with a SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus
R. M. Legere, A. R. Allegro, Y. Affram, B. Petri da Silveira, J. L. Fridley, K. M. Wells, N. Oezguen, R. C. Burghardt, G. A. Wright, J. Pollet, A. I. Bordin, P. de Figueiredo, J. L. Leibowitz, N. D. Cohen
This study shows equine bronchial epithelial cells can be infected by a SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus, but with lower efficiency than human cells, likely due to lower ACE2 expression.
bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology