Title:
Detection of a Yersinia pestis gene homologue in rodent samples
Author(s):
Giles, Timothy A.; Greenwood, Alex D.; Tsangaras, Kyriakos; Giles, Tom C.; Barrow, Paul A.; Hannant, Duncan; Hannant, Duncan; Abu-Median, Abu-Bakr; Yon, Lisa
Year of publication:
2016
Available Date:
2016-10-18T09:28:16.831Z
Abstract:
A homologue to a widely used genetic marker, pla, for Yersinia pestis has been
identified in tissue samples of two species of rat (Rattus rattus and Rattus
norvegicus) and of mice (Mus musculus and Apodemus sylvaticus) using a
microarray based platform to screen for zoonotic pathogens of interest.
Samples were from urban locations in the UK (Liverpool) and Canada
(Vancouver). The results indicate the presence of an unknown bacterium that
shares a homologue for the pla gene of Yersinia pestis, so caution should be
taken when using this gene as a diagnostic marker.
Keywords:
Genetics
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
DDC-Classification:
576 Genetik und Evolution
570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
Publication Type:
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Also published in:
PeerJ. - 4 (2016), Artikel Nr. e2216
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DOI of the Original Publication:
Department/institution:
Veterinärmedizin
Comments:
Der Artiel wurde in einer Open-Access-Zeitschrift publiziert.