Comparative studies on the thermostability of five strains of transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathy agent

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 175-183

  Fernie, Karen ^a   Steele, Philip J ^a,b   Taylor, David M ^a,c   Somerville, Robert A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Sedecon 2000 ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoclave; Dehydration; Dry heat; Heat inactivation; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) infection and strain

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; HEATING; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DRY HEAT; HEAT INACTIVATION; TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (TSE) INFECTION AND STRAIN;

DISEASES;

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN STABILITY; SOLVATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; HEAT; HUMANS; MICE; PRION DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STERILIZATION;

MUS;

EID: 34547678256     PISSN: 08854513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BA20060249     Document Type: Article

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