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animal: Wild Rodents

Squirrels, Rats, Muskrats, Mice

Three distinct forms of Pneumocystis coexist in individuals of two species of deer mice (genus Peromyscus). Infection, Genetics and Evolution.

Babb-Biernacki SJ, Peng L, Jardine CM, Rothenburger JL, Swanson MT, Kovacs JA, Esselstyn JA, Doyle VP, Ma L. Three distinct forms of Pneumocystis coexist in individuals of two species of deer mice (genus Peromyscus). Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2025;21:105

Muskrats are competent intermediate hosts of Echinococcus multilocularis in North America.

Trudeau M, Goldsmith D, Lelain C, Stamler S, Rothenburger JL. Muskrats are competent intermediate hosts of Echinococcus multilocularis in North America. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2023; 59(4):684-693.

Diversity and complexity of the large surface protein family in the compacted genomes of various Pneumocystis mBio.

Ma L, Chen Z, Huang DW, Cisse O, Rothenburger JL, et al. 2020. Diversity and complexity of the large surface protein family in the compacted genomes of various Pneumocystis mBio. 11(2). pil e02878-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/814236

Beyond abundance: how microenvironmental features and weather influence Bartonella tribocorum prevalence in urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus).

Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Nemeth NM, Pearl DL, Jardine CM. 2018. Beyond abundance: how microenvironmental features and weather influence Bartonella tribocorum prevalence in urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus). Zoonoses and Public Health. 65(3):339-351. doi: 10.1111/zph.12440

Livestock-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Ontario swine farms.

Rothenburger JL, Rouseau J, Weese JS, Jardine CM. 2018. Livestock-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Ontario swine farms. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research. 82(1):66-69.

Anophthalmia in a wild Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).

Rothenburger JL, Hartnett EA, James F, Grahn BH. 2017. Anophthalmia in a wild Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 53(4):942-945. doi: 10.7589/2017-02-048

Respiratory pathology and pathogens in wild urban rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus).

Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Clifford CB, Ellis J, Treuting PM, Leighton FA. 2015. Respiratory pathology and pathogens in wild urban rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus). Veterinary Pathology. 52(6):1210-1219. doi: 10.1177/0300985815593123

Lesions associated with Eucoleus sp. in the non-glandular stomach of wild urban rats (Rattus norvegicus).

Rothenburger JL, Himsworth CG, Lejune M, Treuting PM, Leighton FA. 2014. Lesions associated with Eucoleus sp. in the non-glandular stomach of wild urban rats (Rattus norvegicus). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 3:95-101. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.04.003

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Dr. Jamie Rothenburger

DVM, MVetSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVP (Anatomic)
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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