1997
Community structure and prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents: a geographic division of the enzootic area in far eastern Russia.
Kosoy M, Slonova R, Mills J, Mandel E, Childs J. Community structure and prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents: a geographic division of the enzootic area in far eastern Russia. Journal Of Vector Ecology 1997, 22: 52-63. PMID: 9221739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-positive animalsMajor biotic communitiesSpecies of rodentsRodent communitiesSpecies compositionBiotic communitiesCommunity structureRodent faunaEastern RussiaReservoir speciesSpeciesRodentsGeographic divisionsEnzootic territoriesDivisionFaunaEnzootic areaAnimalsCommunityHantavirusesSouthern part
1995
EAR BIOPSY LOCATION INFLUENCES DETECTION OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI BY PCR, BUT NOT BY CULTURE IN NATURALLY INFECTED PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS
Hofmeister E, Childs J. EAR BIOPSY LOCATION INFLUENCES DETECTION OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI BY PCR, BUT NOT BY CULTURE IN NATURALLY INFECTED PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1995, 31: 345-351. PMID: 8592355, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-31.3.345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEar biopsy samplesPolymerase chain reactionBiopsy samplesBiopsy locationB. burgdorferiBorrelia burgdorferiInfected micePeripheral samplesIndividual miceInfection statusMore tissue samplesMiceTissue samplesHigh concordanceChain reactionOrgan cultureBurgdorferiGreater frequencyEar samplesWhite-footed miceEnzootic areaEarCentral sample