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Resistance of Soil-Bound Prions to Rumen Digestion

Before prion uptake and infection can occur in the lower gastrointestinal system, ingested prions are subjected to anaerobic digestion in the rumen of cervids and bovids. The susceptibility of soil-bound prions to rumen digestion has not been evaluated previously. In this study, prions from infectio...

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Autores principales: Saunders, Samuel E., Bartelt-Hunt, Shannon L., Bartz, Jason C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3427226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22937149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044051