Degradation of scrapie associated prion protein (PrPSc) by the gastrointestinal microbiota of cattle

Veterinary Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 695-703

  Scherbel, Christina ^a   Pichner, Rohtraud ^a   Groschup, Martin H ^b   Mueller Hellwig, Simone ^c   Scherer, Siegfried ^c   Dietrich, Richard ^d   Maertlbauer, Erwin ^d   Gareis, Manfred ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degradation; Gastrointestinal tract; Microbiota; Prion; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

POLYMYXIN; PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SCRAPIE AGENT; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLON; CRICETINAE; DIGESTION; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MALE; PRIONS; RUMEN; SCRAPIE;

BOS TAURUS; CRICETINAE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33749623858     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2006024     Document Type: Article

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