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Varun Chopra

Erasmus MC

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1

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MicrobiologyThe Lancet MicrobePeer-reviewedDec 15, 2025

A 2022 avian H5N1 influenza A virus from clade 2.3.4.4b attaches to and replicates better in human respiratory epithelium than a 2005 H5N1 virus from clade 2.3.2.1

Lisa Bauer, Lonneke M. E. Leijten, Matteo Iervolino…·Debby A.J. van Riel

This study compares the attachment and replication efficiency of a 2022 H5N1 avian influenza virus with a 2005 strain in human respiratory epithelium, finding the 2022 virus replicates more efficiently.

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Evolutionary BiologyPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewedMar 20, 2025

Factors that influence the caste ratio in a bacterial division of labour

Luis Alfredo Avitia Domínguez, Zhengzhou Yu, Varun Chopra…·Daniel E. Rozen

The paper investigates how environmental and competitive factors influence mutation frequencies in Streptomyces coelicolor colonies, showing that these frequencies are dynamic and responsive to the competitive environment.

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bacteria (other)experimental assay

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