a century of shope papillomavirus in museum rabbit specimens. | sylvilagus floridanus papillomavirus (sfpv) causes growth of large horn-like tumors on rabbits. sfpv was described in cottontail rabbits (probably sylvilagus floridanus) from kansas and iowa by richard shope in 1933, and detected in s. audubonii in 2011. it is known almost exclusively from the us midwest. we explored the university of kansas natural history museum for historical museum specimens infected with sfpv, using molecular techniques, to assess if additional wild species host sfpv, and w ... | 2015 | 26147570 |