Novel Strain of the Chronic Wasting Disease Agent Isolated From Experimentally Inoculated Elk With L...
Novel Strain of the Chronic Wasting Disease Agent Isolated From Experimentally Inoculated Elk With LL132 Prion Protein
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, progressive disease that affects cervid species, including Rocky mountain elk (
Cervus elaphus nelsoni
). There are 2 allelic variants in the elk prion protein gene: L132 (leucine) and M132 (methionine). Following experimental oral challenge with the CWD agent incubation periods are longest in LL132 e...
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Novel Strain of the Chronic Wasting Disease Agent Isolated From Experimentally Inoculated Elk With LL132 Prion Protein
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7035384
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7035384
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-020-59819-1
