Chinese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides procyonoides) is one of the most important fur-bearing animal species. Information about the genetic background of farmed Chinese raccoon dogs is limited. In this study, 17 polymorphic microsatellite markers were isolated and identified from an (AC)n-microsatellite-enriched library of Chinese raccoon dogs. The number of alleles per locus ranged from...

the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of stec and epec strains and e. coli o157 serogroup in some equidae and canidae. the fecal samples of 79 animals from 6 different species were evaluated for presence of these strains. all the isolates were tested for virulence genes using multiplex-pcr. non-sorbitol fermenting (nsf) escherichia coli isolates and positive strains for virule...

Genomic DNAs from Arctic fox were cleaved with restriction enzymes. The prominent ethidium-bromide stanined bands were cloned and sequenced after separation of DNA fragments by agarose gel electrophoresis. Forty-two satellite sequences were obtained by sequencing. Sequence analyses revealed that the satellite monomer in length was 737 bp, with an average G+C content of 51.9%. There were 91%-97%...

Bioinformatics were used to identify and characterise 39 pol, 34 gag and five env gammaretroviruses within the canine (Canis lupus familiaris) reference genome. These endogenous retroviruses are monophyletic to the Canidae, predate the divergence of dogs and foxes and are fixed in 20 canine breeds examined. They are transcribed in normal canine tissue but are unlikely to be replication competen...

Carnivore conservation translocations are assumed to provide numerous ecological benefits, including of the translocated carnivores, regulation prey species and restoration ecosystems. Reviews mammalian carnivore resultant ecosystem effects have focussed on large carnivores. We reviewed global terrestrial across all taxa, taxonomic bias, problems influencing their population establishment effec...

To investigate the molecular phylogeny and evolution of the family Canidae, nucleotide sequences of the zinc-finger-protein gene on the Y chromosome (ZFY, 924-1146 bp) and its homologous gene on the X chromosome (ZFX, 834-839 bp) for twelve canid species were determined. The phylogenetic relationships among species reconstructed by the paternal ZFY sequences closely agreed with those by mtDNA a...