Publications
| Title | Abstract | Year Filter | PMID(sorted ascending) Filter |
|---|
| rodents as a reservoir of infection caused by multiple zoonotic species/genotypes of c. parvum, c. hominis, c. suis, c. scrofarum, and the first evidence of c. muskrat genotypes i and ii of rodents in europe. | cryptosporidium spp. is an important causative agent of intestinal parasitoses-induced diarrhoea in humans and animals worldwide. rodents (small mammals), the main reservoir of infections, are globally expanded and overpopulated, which increases the risk of transfer of human and zoonotic pathogens from the genus cryptosporidium. in this study, cryptosporidium was detected in wild immunocompetent asymptomatic small mammals. altogether 262 fecal samples were collected from five areas in eastern sl ... | 2017 | 28433573 |
| silence is not golden: the hissing calls of tits affect the behaviour of a nest predator. | nest predation is one of the most important mortality factors of birds. field observations showed that tits (paridae) produce hissing calls and, usually, have lower breeding losses than nesting ficedula flycatchers, which do not make such calls. we hypothesise that differences in fledgling success can be directly attributed to the vocal reaction of tits. we tested experimentally whether the hissing calls can affect the behaviour of a potential predator, analysing the response of the yellow-necke ... | 2017 | 28435180 |
| tick infestation of small mammals in an english woodland. | tick infestations on small mammals were studied from april to november, 2010, in deciduous woodland in southern england in order to determine whether co-infestations with tick stages occurred on small mammals, a key requirement for endemic transmission of tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbev). a total of 217 small mammals was trapped over 1,760 trap nights. yellow-necked mice (apodemus flavicollis) made up the majority (52.5%) of animals, followed by wood mice (a. sylvaticus) 35.5% and bank voles ... | 2017 | 28504447 |
| prevalence and genetic variability of anaplasma phagocytophilum in wild rodents from the italian alps. | human granulocytic anaplasmosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease with increasing relevance for public health in europe. the understanding of its sylvatic cycle and identification of competent reservoir hosts are essential for improving disease risk models and planning preventative measures. | 2017 | 28615038 |
| parasitic nematodes of the genus syphacia seurat, 1916 infecting muridae in the british isles, and the peculiar case of syphacia frederici. | syphacia stroma (von linstow, 1884) morgan, 1932 and syphacia frederici roman, 1945 are oxyurid nematodes that parasitize two murid rodents, apodemus sylvaticus and apodemus flavicollis, on the european mainland. only s. stroma has been recorded previously in apodemus spp. from the british isles. despite the paucity of earlier reports, we identified s. frederici in four disparate british sites, two in nottinghamshire, one each in berkshire and anglesey, wales. identification was based on their s ... | 2017 | 28831960 |
| spotted fever rickettsiae in wild-living rodents from south-western poland. | rickettsiae are obligate intracellular alpha-proteobacteria. they are transmitted via arthropod vectors, which transmit the bacteria between animals and occasionally to humans. so far, much research has been conducted to indicate reservoir hosts for these microorganisms, but our knowledge is still non-exhaustive. therefore, this survey was undertaken to investigate the presence of rickettsia spp. in wild-living small rodents from south-western poland. | 2017 | 28874204 |
| comparison of helminth community of apodemus agrarius and apodemus flavicollis between urban and suburban populations of mice. | the growing human population and the development of urban areas have led to fragmentation and destruction of many natural habitats but have also created new urban habitats. these environmental changes have had a negative impact on many species of plants and animals, including parasite communities. the aim of present study was to compare the helminth communities of apodemus flavicollis and apodemus agrarius in natural and urban habitats. helminth burdens were assessed in 124 mice, 48 a. flavicoll ... | 2017 | 28913695 |
| serological survey of hantavirus and flavivirus among wild rodents in central italy. | hantaviruses are a group of zoonotic viruses carried by rodents. puumala virus (puuv) and dobrava virus (dobv) are the causative agents of human hantavirus infections in europe. knowledge about hantavirus circulation in italy is very scarce. west nile virus (wnv) and usutu virus (usuv) are emerging neuropathogenic flaviviruses, both endemic in most part of the italian territories. to monitor the circulation of puuv, dobv, wnv, and usuv in natural environment in central italy, we carried out sero ... | 2017 | 28953448 |
| diversity and prevalence of bartonella species in small mammals from slovakia, central europe. | wild-living rodents are important hosts for zoonotic pathogens. bartonella infections are widespread in rodents; however, in slovakia, knowledge on the prevalence of these bacteria in small mammals is limited. we investigated the prevalence and diversity of bartonella species in the spleens of 640 rodents of six species (apodemus flavicollis, apodemus sylvaticus, myodes glareolus, microtus arvalis, microtus subterraneus, and micromys minutus) and in the european mole (talpa europaea) from three ... | 2017 | 28975409 |
| ticks (acari: ixodidae) infesting some small mammals from northern turkey with new tick-host associations and locality records. | ticks are obligate ectoparasites of a vast range of terrestrial vertebrates which may play an important role in the transmission of many zoonotic pathogens to humans and animals. in the current study, we performed an investigation on ticks infesting some small mammals captured from samsun and tokat provinces, northern turkey. one hundred forty-five mammalian samples belonging to four species, namely cricetulus migratorius (n = 1), apodemus flavicollis (n = 17), crocidura suaveolens (n = 102) and ... | 2017 | 29110169 |
| distribution and space use of seed-dispersing rodents in central pyrenees: implications for genetic diversity, conservation and plant recruitment. | the function and conservation of many forest ecosystems depend on the distribution and diversity of the community of rodents that consume and disperse seeds. the habitat preferences and interactions are especially relevant in alpine systems where such granivorous rodents reach the southernmost limit of their distribution and are especially sensitive to global warming. we analysed the community of granivorous rodents in the pyrenees, one of the southernmost mountain ranges of europe. rodent speci ... | 2018 | 29316239 |
| dobrava hantavirus variants found in apodemus flavicollis mice in kırklareli province, turkey. | hantaviruses infect humans via inhalation of viral particles within secretions of infected rodents or rarely through direct contact with infected rodents. determining the prevalence of hantavirus infections among rodent populations is of vital importance to obtain information on hantavirus-related cases and to predict possible outbreaks. we hypothesized that dobv strains circulating in the thrace region in turkey would be related to other balkan dobv strains. in this study, hantavirus infections ... | 2018 | 29377182 |
| low-pass single-chromosome sequencing of human small supernumerary marker chromosomes (ssmcs) and apodemus b chromosomes. | supernumerary chromosomes sporadically arise in many eukaryotic species as a result of genomic rearrangements. if present in a substantial part of species population, those are called b chromosomes, or bs. this is the case for 70 mammalian species, most of which are rodents. in humans, the most common types of extra chromosomes, ssmcs (small supernumerary marker chromosomes), are diagnosed in approximately 1 of 2000 postnatal cases. due to low frequency in population, human ssmcs are not conside ... | 2018 | 29380046 |
| leptospira genomospecies and sequence type prevalence in small mammal populations in germany. | leptospirosis is a worldwide emerging infectious disease caused by zoonotic bacteria of the genus leptospira. numerous mammals, including domestic and companion animals, can be infected by leptospira spp., but rodents and other small mammals are considered the main reservoir. the annual number of recorded human leptospirosis cases in germany (2001-2016) was 25-166. field fever outbreaks in strawberry pickers, due to infection with leptospira kirschneri serovar grippotyphosa, were reported in 200 ... | 2018 | 29470107 |
| first detection of rickettsia helvetica in small mammals in lithuania. | a total of 489 small mammals belonging to seven species captured in lithuania during 2013-2014 were investigated for rickettsia pathogens. the overall prevalence of rickettsia spp. was 27.6%, with a higher prevalence detected in micromys minutus (45.9%), followed by apodemus flavicollis (29.4%), sorex araneus (25%) and myodes glareolus (23.7%). sequence analysis of the glta gene and the 17 kda protein coding gene revealed the presence rickettsia helvetica. this study demonstrates not only the fi ... | 2018 | 29556404 |
| new records for anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in small mammal species. | tick-borne diseases pose a major threat in public health. the epidemiological dynamics of these diseases depends on the tick vector species and their hosts, as well as the geographical distribution and ecology of both. among many possible hosts for ticks, small mammals have a major role in the development of immature stages of several tick species. small mammals are also important reservoir hosts for several pathogenic agents and possible reservoirs for anaplasma phagocytophilum. in this context ... | 2018 | 29558990 |
| small terrestrial mammals of albania: distribution and diversity (mammalia, eulipotyphla, rodentia). | in this paper new records are reported for 23 species of small terrestrial mammals (stm) of albania collected during the field work campaigns organised in the framework of the project "strengthening capacity in national nature protection - preparation for natura 2000 network" (natural) in albania during the summer and autumn of 2016 and 2017 data on small mammals were primarily collected through sherman live-trapping campaigns in six high priority protected areas of albania: korab-koritnik, bred ... | 2018 | 29670434 |
| pathology of natural francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica infection in two yellow-necked mice (apodemus flavicollis). | tularemia is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium francisella tularensis. it has a wide host range, which includes mammals, birds and invertebrates. f. tularensis has often been isolated from various species of small rodents, but the pathology in naturally infected wild rodent species has rarely been reported. | 2018 | 29716621 |
| mysteries of host switching: diversification and host specificity in rodent-coccidia associations. | recent studies show that host switching is much more frequent than originally believed and constitutes an important driver in evolution of host-parasite associations. however, its frequency and ecological mechanisms at the population level have been rarely investigated. we address this issue by analyzing phylogeny and population genetics of an extensive sample, from a broad geographic area, for commonly occurring parasites of the genus eimeria within the abundant rodent genera apodemus, microtus ... | 2018 | 29753710 |
| a new fast real-time pcr method for the identification of three sibling apodemus species (a. sylvaticus, a. flavicollis, and a. alpicola) in italy. | the identification of field mice apodemus flavicollis, apodemus sylvaticus, and apodemus alpicola represents a challenge for field scientists due to their highly overlapping morphological traits and habitats. here, we propose a new fast real-time pcr method to discriminate the three species by species-specific taqman assays. primers and probes were designed based on the alignment of 54 cyt-b partial sequences from 25 different european countries retrieved from genbank. taqman assays were then te ... | 2018 | 29876059 |
| molecular epidemiology of dobrava-belgrade virus in greece. | in order to gain an insight into the genetic relatedness of the dobrava-belgrade virus (dobv) in greece, a phylogenetic analysis was performed based on all currently available dobv sequences obtained from hospitalized cases with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs). most cases occurred in northwestern and north central part of the country. two sequence datasets consisted of 41 s and 12 m partial dobv rna segment sequences were analyzed. all dobv strains belong to dobrava genotype which i ... | 2018 | 29885476 |
| first molecular characterization of dobrava-belgrade virus found in apodemus flavicollis in poland. | dobrava-belgrade virus (dobv) is one of the emerging pathogens which have been reported during the last decades in europe and have attracted the attention of researchers. the course of infection among humans may have a varied course - from the completely asymptomatic to the more severe forms, such as haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs). dobv is hosted and carried by rodents like apodemus flavicollis or a. agrarius, which occur commonly in europe. | 2018 | 29936795 |
| host b chromosomes as potential sex ratio distorters of intestinal nematode infrapopulations in the yellow-necked mouse (apodemus flavicollis). | the yellow-necked mouse, apodemus flavicollis, can be considered as a model for genetic polymorphism produced by the frequent presence of supernumerary or b chromosomes (bs). host genetic background is rarely taken into account in studies of parasite sex ratio. the main aim of this study was to investigate the range of infrapopulation sex ratios for nematode parasites of the yellow-necked mouse and to determine which factors most influence variation in parasite sex ratios. six nematode species f ... | 2019 | 30001752 |
| evidence for co-invasion events: different chigger species (actinotrichida, trombidioidea: trombiculidae) share a host. | cases of co-invasion of various chigger species parasitizing murids and cricetids in various habitats were analysed using morphological and molecular approaches. here we provide evidence for 25 new cases of co-parasitism of chigger mites on rodent hosts (myodes glareolus, apodemus flavicollis, apodemus agrarius) accounting for 8.6% of all host-parasite associations observed in this study. the results confirm higher incidence of co-parasitism in vertebrate-associated parasitengona mites compared ... | 2018 | 30206798 |
| molecular evidence and diversity of the spotted-fever group rickettsia spp. in small mammals from natural, suburban and urban areas of eastern slovakia. | rickettsiae of the spotted fever group are considered as emerging pathogens; ticks, fleas and mites are known to be their vectors. however, the prevalence and species diversity of rickettsiae in small mammals and the role of these hosts in the circulation of bacteria are much less studied. during 2014-2016, a total of 250 small mammals (apodemus agrarius, apodemus flavicollis, apodemus uralensis, myodes glareolus, crocidura leucodon, crocidura suaveolens, micromys minutus, microtus arvalis, micr ... | 2018 | 30207272 |
| accumulation of chemical elements in yellow-necked mice under a colony of great cormorants. | this study represents the first investigation into the accumulation of chemical elements in small mammals inhabiting the territory of a great cormorant colony. trapping was done in the juodkrantė great cormorant colony, one of the largest colonies in europe. the accumulation of 20 chemical elements in the bodies (muscle and bones) of yellow-necked mice (apodemus flavicollis) was investigated using the energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence equipment spectro xepos he. two groups of positively inter ... | 2018 | 30218875 |
| regional and local patterns of genetic variation and structure in yellow-necked mice - the roles of geographic distance, population abundance, and winter severity. | the goal of this study, conducted in seven large woodlands and three areas with small woodlots in northeastern poland in 2004-2008, was to infer genetic structure in yellow-necked mouse apodemus flavicollis population and to evaluate the roles of environmental and population ecology variables in shaping the spatial pattern of genetic variation using 768 samples genotyped at 13 microsatellite loci. genetic variation was very high in all studied regions. the primal genetic subdivision was observed ... | 2018 | 30250693 |
| hepatitis e virus in common voles (microtus arvalis) from an urban environment, hungary: discovery of a cricetidae-specific genotype of orthohepevirus c. | hepatitis e virus is a major causative agent of acute hepatitis worldwide. despite its zoonotic potential, there is limited information about the natural chain of hepevirus infection in wildlife, and the potential reservoir species. in this study, we performed a hev survey by heminested rt-pcr on rodent samples from an urban environment (in the city of pécs, hungary) and investigated the prevalence of the virus among these native rodent species (apodemus agrarius, apodemus flavicollis, apodemus ... | 2019 | 30499180 |
| concentrations of cadmium and lead, but not zinc, are higher in red fox tissues than in rodents-pollution gradient study in the małopolska province (poland). | the main purpose of our research was to assess the chronic exposure of red foxes to cd, pb and zn. we have determined concentrations of these metals in the kidney, liver and muscle of 36 red foxes hunted between december 2002 and march 2003 in differently polluted areas in southern poland. tissue concentrations of pb and cd in the red foxes significantly co-varied with concentrations of these elements in the soil, and differed between the tissues. we compared concentrations of pb, cd, and zn in ... | 2019 | 30593652 |
| exposure of non-target small mammals to anticoagulant rodenticide during chemical rodent control operations. | the extensive use of anticoagulant rodenticides (ars) results in widespread unintentional exposure of non-target rodents and secondary poisoning of predators despite regulatory measures to manage and reduce exposure risk. to elucidate on the potential vectoring of ars into surrounding habitats by non-target small mammals, we determined bromadiolone prevalence and concentrations in rodents and shrews near bait boxes during an experimental application of the poison for 2 weeks. overall, bromadiolo ... | 2019 | 30617892 |
| the opportunistic pathogen encephalitozoon cuniculi in wild living murinae and arvicolinae in central europe. | encephalitozoon spp. is an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite that infects a wide range of mammalian hosts, including humans. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of encephalitozoon spp. in wild living rodents from poland, the czech republic and slovakia. faecal and spleen samples were collected from individuals of apodemus agrarius, apodemus flavicollis, apodemus sylvaticus, and myodes glareolus (n = 465) and used for dna extraction. pcr, targeting the its region of ... | 2019 | 30825553 |
| an intra-population heterothermy continuum: notable repeatability of body temperature variation in food-deprived yellow-necked mice. | theoretical modelling predicts that the thermoregulatory strategies of endothermic animals range from those represented by thermal generalists to those characteristic for thermal specialists. while the generalists tolerate wide variations in body temperature (tb), the specialists maintain tb at a more constant level. the model has gained support from inter-specific comparisons relating to species and population levels. however, little is known about consistent among-individual variation within p ... | 2019 | 30877147 |
| long-term trends of tick-borne pathogens in regard to small mammal and tick populations from saxony, germany. | rodents are important in the life-cycle of ticks as hosts for immature developmental stages. both rodents and ticks are of public health interest as they are reservoirs and vectors for different tick-borne pathogens (tbp). the aim of this study was to reassess the prevalence of tbp in previously studied areas of the city of leipzig (saxony, germany). | 2019 | 30909955 |
| colonization and pathology of borrelia afzelii in its natural hosts. | studies of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in laboratory mice and humans have shown that spirochaetes disseminate from the site of infection (skin) to internal tissues, and cause various pathological effects. however, less is known about colonization and pathology of lyme borreliosis spirochaetes in their natural hosts. in the present study, we assessed the colonization and manifestations during b. afzelii infection in reservoir hosts (yellow-necked mouse, apodemus flavicollis; bank vole, myodes ... | 2019 | 31005618 |
| prevalence and genotype identification of toxoplasma gondii in suburban rodents collected at waste disposal sites. | to assess the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in native and commensal rodents as indicators of environmental pollution, we analyzed brain tissue from small mammals collected on legal and illegal waste sites in the slovenian and croatian parts of istria. a total of 136 animals and five species of the family muridae were analyzed: black rat (rattus rattus), domestic mouse (mus musculus), wood mouse (apodemus sylvaticus), striped field mouse (apodemus agrarius), and yellow-necked mouse (a ... | 2019 | 31041898 |
| winter temperature correlates with mtdna genetic structure of yellow-necked mouse population in ne poland. | we analysed a fragment (247 bp) of cytochrome b of mitochondrial dna sequenced using 353 samples of yellow-necked mice apodemus flavicollis trapped in seven forests and along three woodlot transects in north-eastern poland. our aims were to identify the phylogeographic pattern and mtdna structure of the population and to evaluate the role of environmental conditions in shaping the spatial pattern of mtdna diversity. we found out that three european haplogroups occurred sympatrically in north-eas ... | 2019 | 31067251 |
| serologic survey of the crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever virus infection among wild rodents in hungary. | crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever virus (cchfv) is a tick-borne pathogen, which causes an increasing number of severe infections in many parts of africa, asia and in europe. the virus is primarily transmitted by ticks, however, the spectrum of natural hosts regarding cchfv includes a wide variety of domestic and wild animals. although the presence of cchfv was hypothesized in hungary, data in support of cchfv prevalence has thus far, proven insufficient. in the present study, rodents belonging to ... | 2019 | 31302067 |
| changes in host densities and co-feeding pattern efficiently predict tick-borne encephalitis hazard in an endemic focus in northern italy. | tick-borne encephalitis is an important zoonosis in many parts of north-western, central and eastern europe, russia and the far east, with considerable altitudinal and latitudinal shifts described during recent decades. the reported routes of transmission for tbe virus include the saliva-activated non-viraemic transmission between co-feeding ticks taking place on rodent hosts. during the period 2001-2014, a population of the yellow-necked mouse (apodemus flavicollis), which is considered among t ... | 2019 | 31348960 |
| the prevalence of pathogenic forms of leptospira in natural populations of small wild mammals in serbia. | the greatest epidemiological significance of leptospirosis in europe comes from the fact that it is the most widespread zoonosis in the world. however, epizootiological data, especially information on maintenance hosts such as small wild mammals, are largely missing. to fill this gap in data in serbia, we used rt-pcr for the detection of pathogenic leptospira species and analysed 107 animals belonging to six species of small wild mammals (apodemus agrarius, apodemus flavicollis, microtus arvalis ... | 2019 | 31549550 |
| isolation and characterization of akhmeta virus from wild-caught rodents (apodemus spp.) in georgia. | in 2013, a novel orthopoxvirus was detected in skin lesions of two cattle herders from the kakheti region of georgia (country); this virus was named akhmeta virus. subsequent investigation of these cases revealed that small mammals in the area had serological evidence of orthopoxvirus infections, suggesting their involvement in the maintenance of these viruses in nature. in october 2015, we began a longitudinal study assessing the natural history of orthopoxviruses in georgia. as part of this ef ... | 2019 | 31554682 |
| is there a host sex bias in intestinal nematode parasitism of the yellow-necked mouse (apodemus flavicollis) at obedska bara pond, serbia? | fifty-one yellow-necked mice from the obedska bara locality were analysed for the presence of intestinal nematode parasites in order to assert whether there was a host sex bias in infection. previous research indicated that males would be the more infected sex, either due to the immunosuppressive effect of testosterone or their different allocation of resources towards immune defence. quantitative infection parameters were compared between host sexes for all nematode species and nematodes in gen ... | 2018 | 31662653 |
| parasites in brains of wild rodents (arvicolinae and murinae) in the city of leipzig, germany. | small rodents serve as intermediate or paratenic hosts for a variety of parasites and may participate in the transmission of these parasites into synanthropic cycles. parasites with neuroinvasive stages, such as toxoplasma gondii or toxocara canis, can cause detrimental damage in the brain of intermediate or paratenic hosts. therefore, the occurrence of neuroinvasive parasite stages was evaluated in brains of wild rodents captured in the city of leipzig, germany. in addition, a few specimens fro ... | 2019 | 31667084 |
| concentration of mercury in the livers of small terrestrial rodents from rural areas in poland. | small terrestrial mammals could be used as accumulative biomonitors of different environmental contaminants, but the knowledge of the level of hg in their bodies is scant. the aim of our research was to verify the factors influencing hg bioaccumulation and to analyze the concentration of total mercury (hg) in the livers of four species of wild terrestrial rodents from different rural areas of poland: the yellow-necked mouse (apodemus flavicollis), striped field mouse (apodemus agrarius), common ... | 2019 | 31739423 |
| first evidence of hepatitis e virus infection in a small mammal (yellow-necked mouse) from croatia. | since the role of wild rodents/small mammals in hepatitis e virus (hev) epidemiology has been a subject of considerable debate, this study was conducted to investigate the potential presence of hev rna in small rodents collected within their natural habitats and to detect if they can be potential reservoirs of the virus. a total of 483 small rodents were captured using snap traps placed at 11 regions in croatia. sampling was undertaken in 2008 and repeated from 2010 to 2014. liver samples were t ... | 2019 | 31751424 |
| temporal dynamics of two pathogenic hantaviruses among rodents in hungary. | hantaviruses are worldwide pathogens, which often cause serious or even fatal diseases in humans. hosts are predominantly in the form of rodents and soricomorphs; however, bats are also described as an important reservoir. in hungary, representatives of two human pathogenic species of the genus orthohantavirus are present: the dobrava-belgrade orthohantavirus and puumala orthohantavirus. in hungarian forests, the dominant rodent species are apodemus flavicollis, apodemus agrarius, apodemus sylva ... | 2020 | 31821117 |
| coxiella burnetii and francisella tularensis in wild small mammals from the czech republic. | wild rodents are an important source of the tick-borne pathogens coxiella burnetii and francisella tularensis. the aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of antibodies and possible coexistence of these pathogens in wild small mammals from three localities in the czech republic. a total of 614 wild small mammals (324 apodemus flavicollis, 145 myodes glareolus, 50 sorex araneus, 48 a. sylvaticus, 40 a. agrarius, six microtus arvalis and one talpa europaea) were trapped between 2012 and 2015 ... | 2020 | 31848075 |
| cocirculation of two orthohantavirus species in small mammals of the northwestern ukraine. | rodent-borne hantaviruses have been reported in many of the countries surrounding ukraine; however, to date we have no knowledge of the viral strains circulating in ukraine within reservoirs such as the striped field mouse (apodemus agrarius), the yellow-necked field mouse (apodemus flavicollis), and the bank vole (myodes glareolus). to determine the prevalence of hantaviruses in ukraine, we captured 1,261 mammals, of which 1,109 were rodents, in 58 field sites within the province of volyn in we ... | 2020 | 31917639 |
| chronic exposure to lead and cadmium pollution results in genomic instability in a model biomonitor species (apodemus flavicollis melchior, 1834). | polymetal dust is a common industrial pollutant. while the use of remediation filters and equipment in lead smelters has reduced pollutant emission, surrounding areas remain contaminated due to the long-term transfer of heavy metals along the food chain. here we assess the mutagenic potential of the lead-zinc smelter near plovdiv (bulgaria) situated in an area that has been contaminated with heavy metals for 60 years. we aimed to evaluate the genomic response of the yellow-necked mouse (a. flavi ... | 2020 | 32163775 |
| population structure of apodemus flavicollis and comparison to apodemus sylvaticus in northern poland based on rad-seq. | mice of the genus apodemus are one the most common mammals in the palaearctic region. despite their broad range and long history of ecological observations, there are no whole-genome data available for apodemus, hindering our ability to further exploit the genus in evolutionary and ecological genomics context. | 2020 | 32183700 |
| associations between different laelapidae (mesostigmata: dermanyssoidea) mites and small rodents from lithuania. | associations between species of laelapidae (mesostigmata: dermanyssoidea) mites and small rodents have been studied insufficiently. the aim of this study was to investigate infestation patterns of small rodent species by laelapid mites at six locations in lithuania. a total of 728 rodents were snap- and live-trapped in various locations during 2013-2016. eight rodent species were identified, namely apodemus flavicollis, apodemus agrarius, myodes glareolus, micromys minutus, mus musculus, microtu ... | 2020 | 32307619 |
| molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of orthohantaviruses in small mammals in western poland. | orthohantaviruses are negative-sense, single-stranded rna viruses harbored by multiple small mammals. dobrava-belgrade virus (dobv) and puumala virus (puuv) cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (hfrs) in europe. in poland, serological surveys have demonstrated antibodies against dobv and puuv in patients with hfrs. molecular evidence of dobv and puuv has been found in apodemus flavicollis and myodes glareolus, respectively, in southeastern poland, and seewis virus (swsv) has been reported ... | 2020 | 32314690 |
| detection of rickettsia spp. in fleas collected from small mammals in slovakia, central europe. | this survey is aimed at investigation of species composition of fleas removed from small terrestrial mammals captured in rural, suburban, and urban types of habitat and molecular screening of the presence and diversity of rickettsia species in collected ectoparasites. in total, 279 fleas (siphonaptera) belonging to 9 species of 2 families, ceratophyllidae and hystrichopsyllidae, were collected from 115 (46%) out of 250 trapped small mammals of eight species (apodemus agrarius, apodemus flavicoll ... | 2020 | 32366189 |
| molecular characterization of calodium hepaticum in grey dwarf hamster (cricetulus migratorius). | calodium hepaticum (bancroft, 1893) moravec, 1982 (syn. capillaria hepatica) is a zoonotic nematode that causes hepatic capillariosis, an uncommon zoonotic infection. the nematode is globally distributed and parasitizes the liver of mammals, mainly muroidea. cricetulus migratorius pallas, 1773 (cricetinae) was rarely reported as a host for c. hepaticum. in turkey, c. hepaticum was recorded in three rodent species; rattus rattus, r. norvegicus, and apodemus flavicollis. in this study, c. migrator ... | 2020 | 32407938 |
| tick-borne encephalitis virus: seasonal and annual variation of epidemiological parameters related to nymph-to-larva transmission and exposure of small mammals. | a greater knowledge of the ecology of the natural foci of tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbev) is essential to better assess the temporal variations of the risk of tick-borne encephalitis for humans. to describe the seasonal and inter-annual variations of the tbev-cycle and the epidemiological parameters related to tbev nymph-to-larva transmission, exposure of small mammals to tbev, and tick aggregation on small mammals, a longitudinal survey in ticks and small mammals was conducted over a 3-yea ... | 2020 | 32605114 |
| spatial and temporal evolutionary patterns in puumala orthohantavirus (puuv) s segment. | the s segment of bank vole (clethrionomys glareolus)-associated puumala orthohantavirus (puuv) contains two overlapping open reading frames coding for the nucleocapsid (n) and a non-structural (nss) protein. to identify the influence of bank vole population dynamics on puuv s segment sequence evolution and test for spillover infections in sympatric rodent species, during 2010-2014, 883 bank voles, 357 yellow-necked mice (apodemus flavicollis), 62 wood mice (a. sylvaticus), 149 common voles (micr ... | 2020 | 32650456 |
| ticks, fleas and rodent-hosts analyzed for the presence of borrelia miyamotoi in slovakia: the first record of borrelia miyamotoi in a haemaphysalis inermis tick. | in slovakia, little knowledge is available on the occurrence, hosts and vectors of borrelia miyamotoi of the relapsing fever group. in the current study, 2160 questing and rodent-attached ticks of six species (ixodes ricinus, ixodes trianguliceps, dermacentor marginatus, dermacentor reticulatus, haemaphysalis concinna and haemaphysalis inermis), 279 fleas belonging to 9 species (ctenophthalmus agyrtes, ctenophthalmus solutus, ctenophthalmus assimilis, megabothris turbidus, amalareus penicilliger ... | 2020 | 32723657 |
| comparison of spleen transcriptomes of two wild rodent species reveals differences in the immune response against borrelia afzelii. | different host species often differ considerably in susceptibility to a given pathogen, but the causes of such differences are rarely known. the natural hosts of the tick-transmitted bacterium borrelia afzelii, which is one of causative agents of lyme borreliosis in humans, include a variety of small mammals like voles and mice. previous studies have shown that b. afzelii-infected bank voles (myodes glareolus) have about ten times higher bacterial load than infected yellow-necked mice (apodemus ... | 2020 | 32724523 |
| lack of evidence on the susceptibility of ticks and wild rodent species to pcv3 infection. | porcine circovirus 3 (pcv3) is an emerging virus, first detected in 2016 and widespread in the swine industry. although not considered a primary pathogen, pcv3 is potentially linked to several clinical conditions that threaten swine farming. wild boars are considered the main reservoir species for pcv3 infection in the wild, but recent detection in roe deer, chamois and associated ticks has complicated our understanding of its epidemiology. much emphasis has been placed on ticks, as competent ve ... | 2020 | 32825701 |
| molecular detection of bartonella spp. in rodents in chernobyl exclusion zone, ukraine. | bacteria of the genus bartonella are obligate parasites of vertebrates. their distribution range covers almost the entire world, from the americas to europe and asia. many bartonella species use rodents as reservoirs, and while much is known about bartonella infection of rodents in central europe, its extent is poorly understood in eastern europe. | 2020 | 32948932 |
| salmonella and antimicrobial resistance in wild rodents-true or false threat? | transmission of pathogenic and resistant bacteria from wildlife to the bacterial gene pool in nature affects the ecosystem. hence, we studied intestine content of five wild rodent species: the yellow-necked wood mouse (apodemus flavicollis, n = 121), striped field mouse (apodemus agrarius, n = 75), common vole (microtus arvalis, n = 37), bank vole (myodes glareolus, n = 3), and house mouse (mus musculus, n = 1) to assess their potential role as an antimicrobial resistance (amr) and salmonella ve ... | 2020 | 32967245 |
| "parasite turnover zone" at secondary contact: a new pattern in host-parasite population genetics. | we describe here a new pattern of population genetic structure in a host-parasite system that can arise after secondary contact of previously isolated populations. due to different generation times, and therefore different tempos of molecular evolution, the host and parasite populations reach different degrees of genetic differentiation during their separation (e.g., in refugia). consequently, upon secondary contact, the host populations are able to re-establish a single panmictic population acr ... | 2020 | 32985035 |
| relatives of rubella virus in diverse mammals. | since 1814, when rubella was first described, the origins of the disease and its causative agent, rubella virus (matonaviridae: rubivirus), have remained unclear1. here we describe ruhugu virus and rustrela virus in africa and europe, respectively, which are, to our knowledge, the first known relatives of rubella virus. ruhugu virus, which is the closest relative of rubella virus, was found in apparently healthy cyclops leaf-nosed bats (hipposideros cyclops) in uganda. rustrela virus, which is a ... | 2020 | 33029010 |
| climate change has cascading effects on tree masting and the breeding performance of a forest songbird in a primeval forest. | forest habitats change significantly under the influence of global warming. it is important to predict the effects of these changes, especially in primeval forests which currently represent a small percentage of temperate forests. such changes often manifest themselves in an acceleration of the frequency of mass seeding of trees, which causes cascading effects in various organisms. we evaluated changes in: tree masts (oak quercus robur and hornbeam carpinus betulus), rodent abundance (yellow-nec ... | 2020 | 33076212 |
| disappearance of tbev circulation among rodents in a natural focus in alsace, eastern france. | tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbev) depends mainly on a fragile mode of transmission, the co-feeding between infected nymphs and larvae on rodents, and thus persists under a limited set of biotic and abiotic conditions. if these conditions change, natural tbev foci might be unstable over time. we conducted a longitudinal study over seven years in a mountain forest in alsace, eastern france, located at the western border of known tbev distribution. the objectives were (i) to monitor the persiste ... | 2020 | 33182764 |