Use of Rhodamine B as a Biomarker for Oral Plague Vaccination of Prairie Dogs
Use of Rhodamine B as a Biomarker for Oral Plague Vaccination of Prairie Dogs
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DOI:
10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.765
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发表时间:
2011-07-01
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
Rocke, Tonie E.
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作者:
Fernandez, Julia Rodriguez-Ramos;Rocke, Tonie E.
Oral vaccination against Yersinia pestis could provide a feasible approach for controlling plague in prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) for conservation and public health purposes. Biomarkers are useful in wildlife vaccination programs to demonstrate exposure to vaccine baits. Rhodamine B (RB) was tested as a potential biomarker for oral plague vaccination because it allows nonlethal sampling of animals through hair, blood, and feces. We found that RB is an appropriate marker for bait uptake studies of