RRC ID 5275
著者 Tsuda K, Tsuchiya K, Aoki H, Iizuka S, Shimamura H, Suzuki S, Uchida Y, Yonekawa H.
タイトル Risk of accidental invasion and expansion of allochthonous mice in Tokyo metropolitan coastal areas in Japan.
ジャーナル Genes Genet Syst
Abstract House mouse (Mus musculus) is one of the perilous animal vectors for imported zoonosis such as a lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV) infectious disease, and probably unknown emerging and/or re-emerging infectious diseases as well. It is necessary to prevent such diseases by regular surveys for behavioral trends of these allochthonous mice. However, such a trial has never been attempted in Japan. From 1998 to 2002, we analyzed partial sequences of the D-loop region in mtDNA, which provides powerful diagnostic SNPs for subspecies identification in the Mus musculus species, from 301 individuals of mice collected in 23 international bays or airports in Japan. We found that invasion of many allochthonous mice, which were identified as European subspecies, Mus musculus domesticus, occurred in Tokyo metropolitan coastal area. Based on the evidence, we warn that extensive invasion of allochthonous mice has occurred recently and, therefore, the risk of emerging and/or re-emerging infectious diseases invasion might be high in Tokyo metropolitan area.
巻・号 82(5)
ページ 421-8
公開日 2007-10-1
DOI 10.1266/ggs.82.421
PII JST.JSTAGE/ggs/82.421
PMID 17991997
MeSH Animals Animals, Wild Base Sequence DNA, Mitochondrial / metabolism Demography Japan Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis / epidemiology Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis / veterinary Mice / classification Mice / genetics* Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide Rodent Diseases / prevention & control Rodent Diseases / transmission Species Specificity
IF 0.917
引用数 4
WOS 分野 GENETICS & HEREDITY BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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