decreased susceptibility to infection induced morbidity/mortality +
decreased susceptibility to parasitic infection +
decreased susceptibility to prion infection
reduced likelihood that an organism will develop ill effects from the small proteinaceous infectious particles which are resistant to inactivation by procedures that modify nucleic acids and which contain an abnormal isoform of a cellular protein that is a major and necessary component
decreased susceptibility to viral infection +
increased susceptibility to prion infection
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
reduced susceptibility to prion infection
;
resistance to prion infection