Detection of Zoonotic Pathogens and Characterization of Novel Viruses Carried by Commensal <named-content content-type="genus-species">Rattus norvegicus</named-content> in New York City

ABSTRACT Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) are globally distributed and concentrate in urban environments, where they live and feed in closer proximity to human populations than most other mammals. Despite the potential role of rats as reservoirs of zoonotic diseases, the microbial diversity present i...

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Main Authors: Cadhla Firth, Meera Bhat, Matthew A. Firth, Simon H. Williams, Matthew J. Frye, Peter Simmonds, Juliette M. Conte, James Ng, Joel Garcia, Nishit P. Bhuva, Bohyun Lee, Xiaoyu Che, Phenix-Lan Quan, W. Ian Lipkin
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/44f3c4aa6a4c45a1b72a4cbd6ed1de3f
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