Francisella tularensis in rodents, China.
A total of 420 rodents in China were examined for Francisella tularensis by polymerase chain reaction. The infection rates were 4.76% in total, and 11.65%, 10.00%, 6.56%, 1.77%, and 0% in Jilin, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Zhejiang, respectively. Sequence analysis showed that all the detected agents belonged to F. tularensis subsp. holarctica.
Zhang
Fang
F
Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Liu
Wei
W
Chu
May C
MC
He
Jun
J
Duan
Qing
Q
Wu
Xiao-Ming
XM
Zhang
Pan-He
PH
Zhao
Qiu-Min
QM
Yang
Hong
H
Xin
Zhong-Tao
ZT
Cao
Wu-Chun
WC
D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012377:Rodentia; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014406:Tularemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial