[Application note] Study of the degradation of Chronic Waste Disease prions by humic acids

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal prion disease affecting cervids. It is one of the only spongiform encephalopathy that is environmentally transmitted. CWD prions are released into the environment either through carcasses or through biological fluids. Soils have been reported to play a major role in horizontal CWD transmission, however little is known about the role of soil organic matter in CWD prions conservation and infectivity.

In this application note, discover how the prion antibodies from Bertin Bioreagent have been used to successfully measure the level of CWD prions in the interaction with humic acid, a major soil organic matter component.