Detection of protease-resistant cervid prion protein in water from a CWD-endemic area

Prion

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-183

  Nichols, T A ^a,b   Pulford, Bruce ^a   Wyckoff, A Christy ^a,b   Meyerett, Crystal ^a   Michel, Brady ^a   Gertig, Kevin ^c   Hoover, Edward A ^a   Jewell, Jean E ^d   Telling, Glenn C ^e   Zabel, Mark D ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c City of Fort Collins Water Utilities   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic wasting disease; Environment; Prions; Serial protein misfolding cyclic amplification; Water

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN CWD; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAIN; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; FLOCCULATION; MELTING POINT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SERIAL PROTEIN MISFOLDING CYCLIC AMPLIFICATION; VIRUS DETECTION; WATER TREATMENT; WINTER; ANIMAL; DEER; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PRION; PRION DISEASE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAIN; DEER; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PRPSC PROTEINS; WASTING DISEASE, CHRONIC; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 70349766369     PISSN: 19336896     EISSN: 1933690X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/pri.3.3.9819     Document Type: Article

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