Table 11.2.
Core Agents for Screening.
| Type of Organism | Specific Agent (Abbreviation) |
|---|---|
| Viruses | Kilham rat virus (RV or KRV) |
| Toolan's H-1 parvovirus (H-1) | |
| Rat parvovirus (RPV) | |
| Rat minute virus (RMV) | |
| Pneumonia virus of mice (PVM) | |
| Rat coronavirus (RCV or SDAV) | |
| Rat polyomavirus 2 (RatPyV2)a | |
| Sendai virus | |
| Bacteria | Clostridium piliforme |
| Helicobacter spp. | |
| Mycoplasma pulmonis | |
| Rodentibacter pneumotropicusb | |
| Rodentibacter heylii | |
| Rodentibacter ratti | |
| Streptococcus pneumonia | |
| Parasites | Radfordia ensifera |
| Syphacia muris | |
| Fungus | Pneumocystis cariniia |
a
Clinical and/or histologic disease is primarily in immune-compromised rats.
b
Formerly Pasteurella pneumotropica.