MicrobiologybioRxiv
SARS-CoV-2 transmission via apical syncytia release from primary bronchial epithelia and infectivity restriction in children epithelia
G. Beucher, M.-L. Blondot, A. Celle…·H. Wodrich
This study shows that adult bronchial epithelia form infectious syncytia releasing SARS-CoV-2, while children's epithelia resist infection due to faster interferon response.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2202370119