Reduced proteinase K resistance and infectivity of prions after pressure treatment at 60 °C

• Published in: Journal of general virology Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 261 - 264
• Main Authors: Garcia, A.F, Heindl, P, Voigt, H, Buttner, M, Wienhold, D, Butz, P, Starke, J, Tauscher, B, Pfaff, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reading Soc General Microbiol 2004; Society for General Microbiology
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Miscellaneous; Neurology; Virology; Resistance; Peptidases; Treatment; Microbiology; Enzyme; Infectivity; Hydrolases; Prion; Virology

1 Federal Research Centre for Nutrition, Haid-und-Neustr. 9, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany 2 Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals, Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany Correspondence Avelina Fernández García veli.fernandez{at}bfe.uni-karlsruhe.de High hydrostatic pressure is a m...