Mus musculus domesticus

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Mus musculus domesticus
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A female C57BL/6 laboratory mouse, which is domesticated from Mus musculus domesticus. [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mus
Species:
M. musculus
Subspecies:
M. m. domesticus
Trinomial name
Mus musculus domesticus
Schwarz and Schwarz, 1943

Mus musculus domesticus, the Western European house mouse, is a subspecies of the house mouse (Mus musculus). Some laboratory mouse strains, such as C57BL/6, are domesticated from M. m. domesticus. [1]

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Distribution

In Europe, M. m. domesticus lives in Western and Southern Europe, while another subspecies, the Eastern European house mouse (M. m. musculus) lives in Eastern and Northern Europe. [2] The area from Scandinavia to the Black Sea is a secondary hybrid zone for M. m. domesticus and M. m. musculus. [3] Habitats of M. m. domesticus also exist in the Middle East, Southern Asia, North Africa, North America, and some areas of Latin America and Oceania. [4]

Relations with humans

M. m. domesticus is harmful to humans because it can damage vegetation and field crops, impacting food sources. It is also one of many invasive species. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Gardiner, Jennifer R.; Swain, Amanda (2015). "Sex Determination and Differentiation". Knobil and Neill's Physiology of Reproduction (4th ed.). Academic Press. pp. 267–292. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-397175-3.00007-7. ISBN   978-0-12-397175-3.
  2. ↑ Alena Fornůsková; Zuzana Hiadlovská; Miloš Macholán; Jaroslav Piálek; Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq (October 2021). "New Perspective on the Geographic Distribution and Evolution of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus, Central Europe". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 27 (10): 2639. doi:10.3201/eid2710.210224. PMC   8462312 .
  3. ↑ Kváč, Martin; McEvoy, John; Loudová, Martina; Stenger, Brianna; Sak, Bohumil; Květoňová, Dana; Ditrich, Oleg; Rašková, Veronika; Moriarty, Elaine; Rost, Michael; Macholán, Miloš; Piálek, Jaroslav (2013). "Coevolution of Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and the house mouse (Mus musculus)". International Journal for Parasitology. 43 (10): 805–817. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.04.007. ISSN   0020-7519. PMC   4437667 . PMID   23791796.
  4. 1 2 "Mus musculus domesticus (mouse)". CABI. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  5. ↑ Lippens, C; Estoup, A; Hima, M K; Loiseau, A; Tatard, C; Dalecky, A; Bâ, K; Kane, M; Diallo, M; Sow, A; Niang, Y; Piry, S; Berthier, K; Leblois, R; Duplantier, J-M; Brouat, C (2017). "Genetic structure and invasion history of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) in Senegal, West Africa: a legacy of colonial and contemporary times". Heredity. 119 (2): 64–75. doi:10.1038/hdy.2017.18. ISSN   0018-067X. PMC   5564374 . PMID   28353686.
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