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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… Click to show full abstract
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 earthworms potentially contribute to prion disease spread in the environment.
Keywords:
prions experimentally;
retention excretion;
excretion infectious;
uptake retention;
infectious prions;
experimentally exposed
Journal Title: Emerging infectious diseases
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Emerging infectious diseases
Year Published: 2021
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