Population genetic analysis of invasive Rattus: Implications for evolutionary biology, disease ecology and invasion biology
Scope and Method of Study: I utilized population genetic analyses to examine the colonization history and contemporary dispersal patterns of invasive Rattus in the U.S., as well as identifying any evolutionary impacts of these invasions (i.e., hybridization). In addition, I used reverse-transcriptio...
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ftoklahomaunivs:oai:shareok.org:11244/7037 2023-05-15T18:05:27+02:00 Population genetic analysis of invasive Rattus: Implications for evolutionary biology, disease ecology and invasion biology Lack, Justin B. Van Den Bussche, Ronald A. Hamilton, Meredith Braun, Janet Dzialowski, Andy Doust, Andrew 2012-05 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11244/7037 en_US eng https://hdl.handle.net/11244/7037 Copyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material. hybridization invasive species rattus norvegicus rattus rattus Dissertation Text 2012 ftoklahomaunivs 2023-01-25T21:24:40Z Scope and Method of Study: I utilized population genetic analyses to examine the colonization history and contemporary dispersal patterns of invasive Rattus in the U.S., as well as identifying any evolutionary impacts of these invasions (i.e., hybridization). In addition, I used reverse-transcription PCR to examine whether invasive Rattus were competent hosts for zoonotic hepatitis E virus in the U.S., where the source of infections has gone largely unidentified. Findings and Conclusions: In terms of colonization history, I found that R. rattus and R. norvegicus were characterized by distinct patterns of colonization, with R. rattus colonizing from a single maternal lineage and R. norvegicus colonizing from at least four maternal lineages. In addition, R. rattus do not appear to be establishing in the U.S. at a high rate, nor do they appear to be exhibiting a high frequency of long-distance dispersal. In contrast, R. norvegicus appears to be establishing and dispersing long distances at a very high frequency. In terms of evolutionary impacts, I found that extensive hybridization with introgression is occurring among several black rat species, and introgression is leading to widespread genomic swamping of R. tanezumi by two other species. Finally, I found conclusive evidence that invasive R. rattus and R. norvegicus are capable of carrying the zoonotype genotype 3 of the hepatitis E virus within the U.S., laying the groundwork for future studies investigating their role in human infection. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Rattus rattus University of Oklahoma/Oklahoma State University: SHAREOK Repository |
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Scope and Method of Study: I utilized population genetic analyses to examine the colonization history and contemporary dispersal patterns of invasive Rattus in the U.S., as well as identifying any evolutionary impacts of these invasions (i.e., hybridization). In addition, I used reverse-transcription PCR to examine whether invasive Rattus were competent hosts for zoonotic hepatitis E virus in the U.S., where the source of infections has gone largely unidentified. Findings and Conclusions: In terms of colonization history, I found that R. rattus and R. norvegicus were characterized by distinct patterns of colonization, with R. rattus colonizing from a single maternal lineage and R. norvegicus colonizing from at least four maternal lineages. In addition, R. rattus do not appear to be establishing in the U.S. at a high rate, nor do they appear to be exhibiting a high frequency of long-distance dispersal. In contrast, R. norvegicus appears to be establishing and dispersing long distances at a very high frequency. In terms of evolutionary impacts, I found that extensive hybridization with introgression is occurring among several black rat species, and introgression is leading to widespread genomic swamping of R. tanezumi by two other species. Finally, I found conclusive evidence that invasive R. rattus and R. norvegicus are capable of carrying the zoonotype genotype 3 of the hepatitis E virus within the U.S., laying the groundwork for future studies investigating their role in human infection. |
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Van Den Bussche, Ronald A. Hamilton, Meredith Braun, Janet Dzialowski, Andy Doust, Andrew |
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Population genetic analysis of invasive Rattus: Implications for evolutionary biology, disease ecology and invasion biology |
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Population genetic analysis of invasive Rattus: Implications for evolutionary biology, disease ecology and invasion biology |
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Population genetic analysis of invasive Rattus: Implications for evolutionary biology, disease ecology and invasion biology |
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Population genetic analysis of invasive Rattus: Implications for evolutionary biology, disease ecology and invasion biology |
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Population genetic analysis of invasive Rattus: Implications for evolutionary biology, disease ecology and invasion biology |
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population genetic analysis of invasive rattus: implications for evolutionary biology, disease ecology and invasion biology |
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Copyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material. |
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