| serologic survey for actinobacillus capsulatus in free-ranging snowshoe hares (lepus americanus) from alaska and alberta. | a plate agglutination method was developed to test sera from free-ranging snowshoe hares (lepus americanus) captured in alaska (usa) or alberta (canada) for antibody against actinobacillus capsulatus. antiserum against a. capsulatus was prepared in a domestic rabbit. a concentrated suspension of formalin-killed a. capsulatus was prepared for use as an antigen. serum antibody prevalence for hares was 98 of 239 (41%) in alaska and 51 of 111 (46%) in alberta. prevalence in alaska peaked in 1981 cor ... | 1990 | 2250327 |
| actinobacillus capsulatus septicemia in a domestic rabbit (oryctolagus cuniculus). | a 5-year-old pet rabbit (oryctolagus cuniculus) died after a 3-day history of anorexia and depression. at necropsy, the stomach was distended with dough-like ingesta and hair consistent with gastric stasis syndrome. the lungs had multifocal, raised red nodules with circumferential hemorrhage. microscopic examination showed pulmonary hemorrhage with intravascular fibrin thrombi and bacterial colonies, which were present in lesser amounts in the kidney, heart, and liver. bacterial culture of the l ... | 2005 | 15690960 |
| emended description of actinobacillus capsulatus arseculeratne 1962, 38al. | the taxonomic position of actinobacillus capsulatus, a member of the family pasteurellaceae found in rabbits, hares and hamsters, has been challenged. 16s rrna gene (rrs) sequence data show the species to be heterogeneous. using a polyphasic approach, 23 strains that were identified previously as belonging, or closely related, to a. capsulatus were analysed. eighty characters were included in the phenotypic analysis. phylogenetic analysis was done based on rrs, rpob, infb and recn sequences. in ... | 2007 | 17329797 |