MicrobiologybioRxiv
TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 mediate SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes
R. Zang, M. F. G. Castro, B. T. McCune…·S. Ding
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infects human intestinal enterocytes via TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4, but viral particles in stool are inactivated, suggesting limited fecal-oral transmission.
DOI 10.1126/sciimmunol.abc3582