| experimental inoculation of meadow voles (microtus pennsylvanicus), house mice (mus musculus), and norway rats (rattus norvegicus) with mycobacterium bovis. | mycobacterium bovis has a wide host range that includes several wildlife species, and this can hamper attempts to eradicate bovine tuberculosis from livestock. the purpose of this study was to determine if common rodent species, namely meadow voles (microtus pennsylvanicus), house mice (mus musculus), and norway rats (rattus norvegicus), that inhabit the bovine tuberculosis endemic area of michigan, can be experimentally infected with m. bovis. the objectives of the study were: 1) to determine i ... | 2007 | 17699074 |