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Mitigation of Prion Infectivity and Conversion Capacity by a Simulated Natural Process—Repeated Cycles of Drying and Wetting

Prions enter the environment from infected hosts, bind to a wide range of soil and soil minerals, and remain highly infectious. Environmental sources of prions almost certainly contribute to the transmission of chronic wasting disease in cervids and scrapie in sheep and goats. While much is known ab...

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Autores principales: Yuan, Qi, Eckland, Thomas, Telling, Glenn, Bartz, Jason, Bartelt-Hunt, Shannon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4335458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25665187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004638