K. Fernie

Roslin Institute — United Kingdom

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding(26), Trace Elements in Health(9), RNA regulation and disease(3), Viral Infections and Immunology Research(2), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies(2)

Publications33 total

BSE infectivity survives burial for five years with only limited spread
Archives of Virology·2019· 31 citedOpen Access
Prions survive long-term burial in soil with some groundwater dissemination
Prion·2014
The effect of gamma irradiation on atypical scrapie
Prion·2014· 2 cited
Factors influencing the fate of buried TSE infectivity
Prion·2012
TSE infectivity survives burial for five years with little reduction in titer
Prion·2012· 1 cited
Limited efficacy of steam sterilization to inactivate vCJD infectivity
Journal of Hospital Infection·2011· 23 cited
High survival rates of TSE infectivity buried in two soil types
Prion·2011
Transmission of SSBP/1 scrapie in utero in sheep
2010
Survival and limited spread of TSE infectivity after burial for one year
2010
Inactivation of a TSE agent by a novel biorefinement system
Process Biochemistry·2009· 16 cited
Limited efficacy of autoclaving to inactivate vCJD infectivity
2008
Electro-elution - A novel decontamination technique for stainless steel surgical instruments
2008
TSE persistence in the environment
2008
Comparative studies on the thermostability of five strains of transmissible‐spongiform‐encephalopathy agent
Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry·2007· 50 cited
Electro-elution, a novel method to remove transmissible spongiform encephalopathy-associated PrPSc from stainless steel surgical instruments
Journal of Hospital Infection·2007· 3 cited
Fate of Prions in Soil:  Detergent Extraction of PrP from Soils
Environmental Science & Technology·2006· 51 cited
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy strain, PrP genotype and brain region all affect the degree of glycosylation of PrPSc
Journal of General Virology·2004· 27 cited
Alcoholic fixation of blood to surgical instruments—a possible factor in the surgical transmission of CJD?
Journal of Hospital Infection·2004· 34 cited
Retention of corneal epithelial cells following Goldmann tonometry
British Journal of Ophthalmology·2003· 1 cited
92. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and surgical instrument sterilisation
Research in Veterinary Science·2003
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Frequent Co-authors

David Taylor(10), Robert A. Somerville(10), Philip Steele(8), Allister Smith(7), I. McConnell(6), R. A. Somerville(5), D. M. Taylor(4), F. Prior(3), Nora Hunter(3), Scott L. Hamilton(3), H. Reichl(2), Keith Bishop(2), Ben C. Maddison(2), Kevin C. Gough(2), Christopher Plinston(2), Angela Chong(2), R.A. Somerville(2), Cindy M. Cooke(1), Joanne Rodger(1), G. Shaw(1)