Modeling Powassan virus infection in Peromyscus leucopus, a natural host
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 The tick-borne flavivirus, Powassan virus (POWV) causes life-threatening encephalitis in humans in North America and Europe. POWV is transmitted by ixodid tick vectors that feed on small to medium-sized mammals, such as Peromyscus leucopus mice, which ...
Luwanika Mlera, Marshall E Bloom
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A Taxonomic Odyssey: An annotated checklist of Peromyscus (Cricetidae, Rodentia) in Honduras [PDF]
ZooKeysDeer mice, Peromyscus, thrive in diverse environments and altitudes across North and Central America. The number of extant species continues to be debated with species counts ranging from 53 to 83. This study represents the first comprehensive historical
Celeste M. López +4 more
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The role of southern red-backed voles, Myodes gapperi, and Peromyscus mice in the enzootic maintenance of Lyme disease spirochetes in North Dakota, USA [PDF]
Ticks and Tick-Borne DiseasesLyme disease has expanded into the Great Plains of the USA. To investigate local enzootic transmission, small mammals were trapped in two forested tracts in northeastern North Dakota during 2012 and 2013.
Michael W. Dougherty +7 more
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Circannual breeding and methylation are impacted by the equinox in Peromyscus [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Photoperiod is the major regulator of circannual patterns in mammals, but at animal facilities, despite the controlled conditions, some rodents still exhibit seasonality in their breeding.
Kim-Tuyen Huynh-Dam +10 more
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Hantavirus in rodents in the United States: Temporal and spatial trends and report of new hosts [PDF]
EcosphereIn North America, the rodent‐borne hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is predominantly caused by the Sin Nombre virus, typically associated with the deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus.
Francisca Astorga +4 more
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Meiosis-specific distal cohesion site decoupled from the kinetochore [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsPrimary constriction of the M-phase chromosome serves as a marker for the kinetochore position. Underlying this observation is the concept that the kinetochore is spatially linked with the pericentromere where sister-chromatids are cohered. Here, we find
Bo Pan +3 more
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Embryonic Development of the Deer Mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Deer mice, or Peromyscus maniculatus, are an emerging model system for use in biomedicine. P. maniculatus are similar in appearance to laboratory mice, Mus musculus, but are more closely related to hamsters than to Mus.
Shannon W Davis, Jessica L Keisler
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Experimental Infection of Peromyscus Species Rodents with Sin Nombre Virus
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 We demonstrate that 6 distinct Peromyscus rodent species are permissive to experimental infection with Sin Nombre orthohantavirus (SNV). Viral RNA and SNV antibodies were detected in members of all 6 species. P.
Kaye Quizon +9 more
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Interspecific variation in cooperative burrowing behavior by Peromyscus mice
Evolution Letters, 2022 Animals often adjust their behavior according to social context, but the capacity for such behavioral flexibility can vary among species. Here, we test for interspecific variation in behavioral flexibility by comparing burrowing behavior across three ...
Nicole L. Bedford +6 more
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, 2022 Almost nothing is known of P. caniceps (Avise et al., 1974; Hooper, 1968). According to Burt (1932), it is similar in some respects and undoubtedly belongs to the same group as P.pseudocrinitus; however, P. caniceps appears to be a distinct species. It differs radically in coloration from P.
Alvarez-Castaneda, Sergio Ticul +2 more
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