Transgenic Mouse Bioassay: Evidence That Rabbits Are Susceptible to a Variety of Prion Isolates.

Interspecies transmission of prions is a well-established phenomenon, both experimentally and under field conditions. Upon passage through new hosts, prion strains have proven their capacity to change their properties and this is a source of strain diversity which needs to be considered when assessi...

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Main Authors: Enric Vidal, Natalia Fernández-Borges, Belén Pintado, Hasier Eraña, Montserrat Ordóñez, Mercedes Márquez, Francesca Chianini, Dolors Fondevila, Manuel A Sánchez-Martín, Olivier Andreoletti, Mark P Dagleish, Martí Pumarola, Joaquín Castilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004977