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Microbial and Phenotypic Definition of Rats and Mice: Proceedings of the 1998 US/Japan Conference (1999)
Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)

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NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20418

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by Grant No. P40-RR-11611 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

International Standard Book Number 0-309-06591-7

Copyright 1999 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America.

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Opening Remarks (Ota) (1-2)
Opening Remarks (Vaitukaitis) (3-4)
The Need for Defined Rats and Mice in Biomedical Research: Problems, Issues, and the Current State of Affairs (Nomura) (5-6)
The Need for Defined Rats and Mice in Biomedical Research: Problems, Issues, and the Current State of Affairs (Tamaoki) (7-11)
The Biological Integrity of Laboratory Rodents (12-14)
Quality Testing System for SPF Animals in Japan and Problems in the Management of Such Systems (15-23)
Definition of Microbiological Status of Rats and Mice/ The Need for Methods of Defining Flora/ International Standards for Terminology (24-27)
Development of Rodent Pathogen Profiles and Adequacy of Detection Technology (28-38)
Current Status of Pathogen Status in Mice and Rats (39-43)
Genetic Background and Phenotypes in Animal Models of Human Diseases (44-47)
Genetic and Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats/ What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic-Phenotypic Definition (Katoh) (48-57)
Phenotype Assessment Requires More Than a Casual Observation (58-62)
Genetic and Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats/ What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic-Phenotypic Definition (Davisson) (63-70)
Genetic and Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats/ What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic-Phenotypic Definition (DeGeorge) (71-75)
CIEA/NCRR/NIH Genetic and Microbiological Monitoring of Mouse and Rat Resources: Directions for the Future (Nomura) (76-77)
CIEA/NCRR/NIH Genetic and Microbiological Monitoring of Mouse and Rat Resources: Directions for the Future (West) (78-82)
Closing Comments/ Summary of Presentations (83-89)
Summary of Presentations (Pakes) (90-91)
Summary of Presentations (Nomura) (92-94)
Appendix A: US/Japan Meeting Agenda (95-97)
Appendix B: Meeting Participants (98-100)