Identification of the rat species
PCR gene sequencing showed that the 369 samples of wild rats contained
38 Edward’s long tailed rats (Leopoldamys edwardsi ), 44 lesser
rice-field rat (Rattus losea ), 134 Asian house rats (Rattus
tanezumi ), 10 muridae (Niviventer fulvescens ), 56 brown rats
(Rattus norveqicus ), 54 Indo-Chinese forest rats (Rattus
andamanensis ) and 33 Chinese white-bellied rats (Niviventer
confucianus ). All cytb sequences shared 99-100% similarity to
the following reference sequences: MG748345 for R. tanezumi ,
MG748255 for N. fulvescens , KT808632 for R. norveqicus ,
MG748260 for R. andamanensis , MG748257 for R. losea ,
KP992477 for L. edwardsi and JF714942 for N. confucianus.