Resistance of soil-bound prions to rumen digestion.

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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Main Authors: Samuel E Saunders, Shannon L Bartelt-Hunt, Jason C Bartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3427226?pdf=render

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