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 eart...

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Autores principales: Sandra Pritzkow, Rodrigo Morales, Manuel Camacho, Claudio Soto
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/ab2007d0005a4ec09bae7e251db55f0a
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