title: [The rodent. Akodon arviculoides, Wagner, 1842 (Cricetidae)--importance in plague foci in Brazil].
abstract: The occurrence of the rodent Akodon arviculoides Wagner, 1842 in the plague focus of the "Agreste" region of the State of Pernambuco and a report on its ability for survival, reproduction and development in captivity, its susceptibility to Yersinia pestis infection and the role of this rodent species in Brazilian plague foci are reported.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Brasil
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dantas Sobrinho
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Leal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology*; D001938:Brazil; D004199:Disease Vectors / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010930:Plague / Q000635:transmission*; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
vernacular_title: Estudo do roedor Akodon arviculoides, Wagner, 1842 (Cricetidae)--importância nos focos pestosos do Brasil.