• Title of article

    Molecular detection of mouse hepatitis virus in laboratory mouse colonies

  • Author/Authors

    Fallahi ، Roozbeh Department of Research, Breeding and Production of Laboratory Animals - Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute - Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) , Abedini ، Fatemeh Department of Research, Breeding and Production of Laboratory Animals - Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute - Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) , Shokri ، Gholam Reza Research and Development Laboratory - Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute - Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO)

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    69
  • To page
    72
  • Abstract
    The animal health monitoring is required to issue health certificates. The viral hepatitis virus is one of the most important infectious agents in mice breeding colonies. This research used RT-PCR to identify contaminations to mouse hepatitis virus. 18 out of 29 specimens were found to be infected, a prevalence of 62%. PCR product was purified and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the identified strain in this study was closely related to a strain reported from France. In the conventional system, contamination with different infectious agents is inevitable, thus it is better to replace the contaminated colonies with clean animals.
  • Keywords
    Molecular detection , Mouse , Hepatitis virus
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology
  • Serial Year
    2019
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology
  • Record number

    2483754