Assertion: prion | /r/CapableOf | persist in the environment
Facets:
value: for decades
type: TEMPORAL
value: for years
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Overwhelming evidence shows that prions resist degradation and persist in the environment for years, and proteases do not degrade them.
text: Recent studies suggest prions may be spread through urine and persist in the environment for decades.