First evidence of SARS-CoV-2 genome detection in zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha).
A. Le Guernic, M. Palos Ladeiro, N. Boudaud, J. Do Nascimento, C. Gantzer, J.-C. Inglard, J.-M. Mouchel, C. Pochet, L. Moulin, V. Rocher, P. Waldman, S. Wurtzer, A. Geffard
This study detects SARS-CoV-2 genome in zebra mussels exposed to raw and treated urban wastewaters, supporting their use as bioindicators for viral contamination in water.
bioRxiv · May 28, 2021Ecology