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Uptake, Retention, and Excretion of Infectious Prions by Experimentally Exposed Earthworms
Prions are proteinaceous infectious agents that can be transmitted through various components of the environment, including soil particles. We found that earthworms exposed to prion-contaminated soil can bind, retain, and excrete prions, which remain highly infectious. Our results suggest that earth...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8632197/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34808087 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2712.204236 |