Biodegradation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy prions in compost

Abstract To reduce the transmission risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy prions (PrPBSE), specified risk materials (SRM) that can harbour PrPBSE are prevented from entering the feed and food chains. As composting is one approach to disposing of SRM, we investigated the inactivation of PrPBSE in...

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Main Authors: Shanwei Xu, Sujeema Abeysekara, Sandor Dudas, Stefanie Czub, Antanas Staskevicius, Gordon Mitchell, Kingsley K. Amoako, Tim A. McAllister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26201-2