Assertion: bound prion | /r/HasProperty | infectious
Facets:
value: by an environmentally relevant exposure route
type: MANNER
value: orally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: We tested the oral infectivity of prions bound to three whole soils differing in texture, mineralogy, and organic carbon content and found soil-bound prions to be orally infectious.
text: These experiments address the critical question of whether soil particle–bound prions are infectious by an environmentally relevant exposure route, namely, oral ingestion.