Multiple infections of zoonotic pathogens in wild Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The frequent interactions of rodents with humans make them a common source of zoonotic infections. Brandt's vole is the dominant rodent species of the typical steppe in Inner Mongolia, and it is also an important pest in grassland.

Objectives

To obtain an initial unbiased measure of the microbial diversity and abundance in the blood and intestinal tracts and to detect the pathogens carried by wild Brandt's voles in Hulun Buir, Inner Mongolia.

Methods

Twenty wild adult Brandt's voles were trapped using live cages, and 12 intestinal samples were collected for metagenomic analysis and 8 blood samples were collected for meta-transcriptomic analysis. We compared the sequencing data with pathogenic microbiota databases to analyse the phylogenetic characteristics

SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10508490 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature