Uptake, Retention, and Excretion of Infectious Prions by Experimentally Exposed Earthworms.
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2712.204236
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… read more here.
Keywords: prions experimentally; retention excretion; excretion infectious; uptake retention ... See more keywords