Comparative phylogeography of two commensal rat species (Rattus tanezumi and Rattus norvegicus) in China: Insights from mitochondrial DNA, microsatellite, and 2b‐RAD data
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9409
Abstract: Abstract Rattus norvegicus and Rattus tanezumi are dominant species of Chinese house rats, but the colonization and demographic history of two species in China have not been thoroughly explored. Phylogenetic analyses with mitochondrial DNA including… read more here.
Keywords: rattus norvegicus; norvegicus china; southeast coast; mitochondrial dna ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of cosmopolitan and potentially co-invasive helminths of commensal, murid rodents in Gauteng Province, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-5852-4
Abstract: Concurrent studies of helminth parasites of introduced and native rodent species are few and miss the opportunity to identify potential co-invasive parasite species. This study employed molecular tools to infer the phylogeny and elucidate the… read more here.
Keywords: potentially invasive; commensal murid; gauteng province; province south ... See more keywords
Wild black rats (Rattus rattus Linnaeus, 1758) as zoomonitor of genotoxicity and systemic toxicity induced by hazardous emissions from Abule Egba unsanitary landfill, Lagos, Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11325-7
Abstract: Wild black rats (Rattus rattus) inhabiting Abule Egba landfill (AEL) were used as zoomonitor to assess health risk associated with exposure to hazardous chemicals from landfills. Twenty five R. rattus (16♂ and 9♀) captured within… read more here.
Keywords: rattus rattus; rats rattus; toxicity; landfill ... See more keywords
Rodent-borne Trypanosoma from cities and villages of Niger and Nigeria: A special role for the invasive genus Rattus?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.03.027
Abstract: Although they are known to sometimes infect humans, atypical trypanosomes are very poorly documented, especially in Africa where one lethal case has yet been described. Here we conducted a survey of rodent-borne Trypanosoma in 19… read more here.
Keywords: villages niger; niger nigeria; rodent borne; borne trypanosoma ... See more keywords
Prevalence of Hepatozoon and Sarcocystis spp. in rodents and their ectoparasites in Nigeria.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.07.028
Abstract: Using polymerase chain reaction targeting the 18S rRNA gene and DNA sequencing the prevalence and diversity of Apicomplexa and Piroplasmida infections in rodents from Nigeria was studied. Overall, 13 of 194 (7.7%) rodent blood samples… read more here.
Keywords: hepatozoon; dna; spp; sarcocystis ... See more keywords
Zoonotic and non-zoonotic helminths in black rats of rain-fed and irrigated areas of Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.01.022
Abstract: Present study was conducted to get information on helminth parasites of zoonotic importance among the black rats of district Swat, Pakistan. Two hundred and sixty nine rats were captured from agricultural ecosystem of the district… read more here.
Keywords: non zoonotic; helminth parasites; zoonotic helminths; rattus ... See more keywords
A perspective for resolving the systematics of Rattus, the vertebrates with the most influence on human welfare.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4459.3.2
Abstract: The murid rodent genus Rattus Fischer 1803 contains several species that are responsible for massive loss of crops and food, extinction of other species and the spread of zoonotic diseases to humans, as well as… read more here.
Keywords: genus; systematics rattus; rattus; resolving systematics ... See more keywords
A new species of sucking louse (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from the pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi (Rodentia: Muridae), in Australia.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.3.7
Abstract: We describe and illustrate a new species of sucking louse, Hoplopleura tunneya new species, from the Australian pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi Thomas (Rodentia: Muridae). Currently, 22 species of the genus Hoplopleura Enderlein, 1904 (Phthiraptera:… read more here.
Keywords: field rat; species sucking; pale field; sucking louse ... See more keywords
2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-induced colitis in Rattus norgevicus: a categorization proposal
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DOI: 10.1538/expanim.20-0113
Abstract: Reproducibility in animal research is crucial for its reliance and translational relevance. The 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is widely used but inconsistently and incompletely characterized throughout the literature. This… read more here.
Keywords: tnbs induced; colitis; trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid; rattus ... See more keywords
Morphometric Analysis of Craniodental Characters of the House Rat, Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) in Peninsular Malaysia
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DOI: 10.17576/jsm-2019-4810-05
Abstract: Rattus rattus which is believed to be native to India is easily found in all continents of the world. With the absence of R. rattus from lineage I and the presence of lineage IV in… read more here.
Keywords: craniodental characters; rattus rattus; analysis; peninsular malaysia ... See more keywords
Update on the First Finding of the Rat Lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, in Rattus spp. in Continental Europe, Valencia, Spain, 2022
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12040567
Abstract: The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is an emerging parasite that can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Over the past 60 years, the worm has greatly expanded its original Asian distribution to most tropical and subtropical… read more here.
Keywords: cantonensis; continental europe; angiostrongylus cantonensis; lungworm angiostrongylus ... See more keywords