2015
Effect of Cage-Wash Temperature on the Removal of Infectious Agents from Caging and the Detection of Infectious Agents on the Filters of Animal Bedding-Disposal Cabinets by PCR Analysis.
Compton SR, Macy JD. Effect of Cage-Wash Temperature on the Removal of Infectious Agents from Caging and the Detection of Infectious Agents on the Filters of Animal Bedding-Disposal Cabinets by PCR Analysis. Journal Of The American Association For Laboratory Animal Science 2015, 54: 745-55. PMID: 26632784, PMCID: PMC4671790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse hepatitis virusMouse parvovirusMyocoptes musculinusInfectious agentsS. obvelataDetection of infectionHepatitis virusPCR analysisHousing micePathogen transmissionFacility levelMiceCages housing miceHelicobacter sppM. pulmonisSyphacia obvelataMycoplasma pulmonisCage washingParvovirusAnimal facilitiesSentinelsVirusAgentsPulmonisPathogen screening
2012
Age-associated variability in susceptibility of Swiss Webster mice to MPV and other excluded murine pathogens.
Grove KA, Smith PC, Booth CJ, Compton SR. Age-associated variability in susceptibility of Swiss Webster mice to MPV and other excluded murine pathogens. Journal Of The American Association For Laboratory Animal Science 2012, 51: 789-96. PMID: 23294885, PMCID: PMC3508183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSwiss Webster miceSoiled-bedding sentinelsInfectious agentsMouse parvovirusWebster miceMurine pathogenHealth surveillance protocolsAge-associated variabilityMode of transmissionContact sentinelsIndex miceSentinel miceMice ageHealth surveillanceMiceLocal pet storesMurine coloniesHost susceptibilityResearch colonyAgeSentinelsAgentsSusceptibilityPet storesPathogens