Abstract
Neotropical wild rodents from Costa Rica were analyzed for the presence of herpesviruses (order Herpesvirales, family Herpesviridae). Using a broadly generic PCR, herpesvirus sequences were detected in 5% (8/160) of liver and heart samples: seven putative gammaherpesviruses in samples from Talamancan oryzomys (Nephelomys devius), sprightly colilargo (Oligoryzomys vegetus), Mexican deer mouse (Peromyscus nudipes), and Chiriqui harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys creper) and one putative betaherpesvirus in long-tailed singing mouse (Scotinomys xerampelinus). Results from this study could guide ecological investigations targeting the prevalence and host associations of herpesviruses in wild rodents from Costa Rica.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 663-667 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of wildlife diseases |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2019 |
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Keywords
- Betaherpesvirus
- Costa Rica
- gammaherpesviruses
- Neotropical rodents
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecology
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Diverse Beta- and Gammaherpesviruses in Neotropical Rodents from Costa Rica. / Sotomayor-Bonilla, Jesús; Moreira-Soto, Andrés; Mendizabal, Daniel; Soley-Guardia, Mariano; Ramírez-Fernández, José Daniel; Villalobos-Chaves, David; Niehaus, Carmen; Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Gustavo; Rico-Chávez, Oscar; Foley, Janet E; Suzán, Gerardo; Chaves-Friedlander, Andrea.
In: Journal of wildlife diseases, Vol. 55, No. 3, 01.07.2019, p. 663-667.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Soley-Guardia, Mariano
AU - Ramírez-Fernández, José Daniel
AU - Villalobos-Chaves, David
AU - Niehaus, Carmen
AU - Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Gustavo
AU - Rico-Chávez, Oscar
AU - Foley, Janet E
AU - Suzán, Gerardo
AU - Chaves-Friedlander, Andrea
PY - 2019/7/1
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N2 - Neotropical wild rodents from Costa Rica were analyzed for the presence of herpesviruses (order Herpesvirales, family Herpesviridae). Using a broadly generic PCR, herpesvirus sequences were detected in 5% (8/160) of liver and heart samples: seven putative gammaherpesviruses in samples from Talamancan oryzomys (Nephelomys devius), sprightly colilargo (Oligoryzomys vegetus), Mexican deer mouse (Peromyscus nudipes), and Chiriqui harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys creper) and one putative betaherpesvirus in long-tailed singing mouse (Scotinomys xerampelinus). Results from this study could guide ecological investigations targeting the prevalence and host associations of herpesviruses in wild rodents from Costa Rica.
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