Infectious Agents Commonly Tested for in Laboratory Rodents
Test | Agent | Description | Species |
|---|---|---|---|
Protozoa | |||
E cun | Encephalitozoon cuniculi | A sporozoan parasite of rabbits and rodents | Mice, rats |
Bacteria | |||
C pil | Clostridium piliforme | Agent of Tyzzer disease | Mice, rats |
CARB | Cilia-associated–respiratory bacillus | A bacterial respiratory pathogen of rodents and rabbits | Mice, rats |
M pul | Mycoplasma pulmonis | Agent of mouse and rat pulmonary mycoplasmosis | Mice, rats |
Viruses | |||
ECT | Ectromelia | A mouse poxvirus | Mice |
TH-1 | Toolan H-1 virus | A rat parvovirus | Rats |
Hantaan virus | A zoonotic hantavirus of rats; several types (HPS, NED) exist throughout world | Rats | |
K-virus | Mouse pneumonitis virus | A mouse papovavirus | Mice |
KRV | Kilham rat virus | A rat parvovirus | Rats |
LCM | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus | A zoonotic arenavirus | Mice, rats |
LDEV | Lactate dehydrogenase–elevating virus | A mouse arterivirus | Mice |
MAD1 (FL) | Rodent adenovirus strain 1 | Mouse adenovirus, rodent adenovirus strain 1 (FL) | Mice, rats |
MAD2 (K87) | Rodent adenovirus strain 2 | Mouse adenovirus, rodent adenovirus strain 2 (K87) | Mice |
MCMV | Mouse cytomegalovirus | A mouse herpesvirus | Mice |
MHV | Mouse hepatitis virus | A mouse coronavirus | Mice |
MNV | Murine norovirus | A mouse calicivirus | Mice |
MPV | Mouse parvovirus | A mouse parvovirus | Mice |
MTV | Mouse thymic virus | A mouse herpesvirus | Mice |
MVM (MMV) | Minute virus of mice | A mouse parvovirus | Mice |
MPyV | Murine polyoma virus | A mouse polyoma virus | Mice |
PVM | Pneumonia virus of mice | A rodent pneumovirus | Mice, rats |
SDAV | Sialodacryoadenitis virus | A rat coronavirus | Rats |
Reo3 | Reovirus type 3 | A rodent reovirus | Mice, rats |
SenV | Sendai virus | A type 1 paramyxovirus | Mice, rats |
RTV | Rat theilovirus | A rat picornavirus | Rats |
TMEV (GDVII) | Theiler murine encephalomyelitis virus | Mouse poliovirus, strain GDVII | Mice |