| adiaspiromycosis in the franklin's ground squirrel, spermophilus franklini, and pika, ochotona princeps, from alberta, canada. | pulmonary adiaspiromycosis due to emmonsia crescens was diagnosed in three of six franklin's ground squirrels (spermophilus franklini) captured in rochester, central alberts, canada in the summer of 1971, and in one of 240 pikas (ochotona princeps) collected in southwestern alberta in 1969. granulomas measuring 0.5 to 1 mm in diameter were found in both lungs. these granulomas contained adiaspores measuring 60 to 400 mum in diameter. the disease was not found in six franklin's ground squirrels c ... | 1976 | 943581 |
| cutaneous infection of a porcupine (erethizon dorsatum) by aureobasidium pullulans. | aureobasidium pullulans was repeatedly isolated from a cutaneous infection of a porcupine (erethizon dorsatum). tissue sections revealed fungal filaments similar to those of a. pullulans. this is the first reported association of a. pullulans with a natural infection of either wild or domesticated animals. | 1976 | 1265573 |
| energy and water requirements of lactation in the north american porcupine, erethizon dorsatum. | 1. energy and water requirements of lactating porcupines were compared with results of previous studies on energetics of reproduction in small-bodied rodents. 2. mass-specific food and water intake of control and lactating porcupines was examined throughout the 68-78 days of lactation. water intake of lactating females was 16% higher than that of non-lactating animals. 3. digestive efficiency of porcupines fed commercial rabbit chow was 54-60%; there was no significant difference in efficiency b ... | 1987 | 2892642 |
| polar lipid composition of mammalian hair. | the types and amounts of polar lipids from the hair of monkey (macacca fascicularis), dog (canis familiaris), pig (sus scrofa) and porcupine (erethizon dorsatum) have been determined by quantitative thin-layer chromatography. the polar lipid content of the hair samples ranged from 0.6 to 1.6 wt%. lipid compositions included ceramides (57-63% of the polar lipid by weight), glycosphingolipids (7-9%) and cholesteryl sulfate (22-29%). several minor components (4-7%) remain unidentified. the results ... | 1987 | 3581794 |
| yersinia enterocolitica and related species isolated from wildlife in new york state. | fecal specimens for yersinia screening were obtained from a variety of wild mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates throughout new york state. one specimen from each of 1,426 animals was examined. a total of 148 isolates of yersinia enterocolitica and related species were obtained from 133 (9.3%) of the animals. y. enterocolitica was isolated from 100 (7%) of the animals tested, including 81 (10%) of 812 mammals and 19 (3.3%) of 573 birds. y. intermedia, y. frederiksenii, and y. kriste ... | 1986 | 3767355 |
| schistosomatium douthitti (cort, 1914) price, 1929 in a porcupine (erethizon dorsatum) in eastern ontario, canada. | | 1973 | 4782273 |
| giardia infection in animals in poznań zoo. | one hundred and eighty-four faecal samples from 170 animals of 82 different species in poznań zoo were examined with direct wet mounts in physiological saline and permanent smears stained with iron-haematoxylin. giardia spp. cysts were found in one chimpanzee, four marmosets, two north american porcupines, a european wild cat and a serval. the infection in the porcupines was very intense and resistant to metronidazole treatment. | 1983 | 6415896 |
| association of malassezia (pityrosporum) pachydermatis with sarcoptic mange in new york state. | malassezia (pityrosporum) pachydermatis consistently accompanied sarcoptic mange in all red foxes (vulpes fulva), porcupines (erethizon dorsatum), and coyotes (canis latrans) examined. this yeastlike microorganism has not heretofore been reported on any of these hosts. its presence on the exoskeleton of sarcoptes scabiei taken from these animals suggests a carrier role for the mite. the yeast may be saprophytic or a secondary pathogen. | 1980 | 6780699 |
| dipetalonema from the eye of a man in oregon, u.s.a. a case report. | a 21-mm filarial worm appeared suddenly in the anterior chamber of the right eye of a 32-year-old man in western oregon. by a simultaneous irrigation-aspiration procedure, it was removed alive and only slightly damaged and was identified as a female dipetalonema in the fourth stage of development. it was the third such case to be reported from western oregon. in this and one other case the worms were morphologically similar to adult worms identified as dipetalonema arbuta highby 1943 from the bo ... | 1980 | 7189968 |
| ecology of porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) and colorado tick fever virus in rocky mountain national park, 1975-1977. | the involvement of porcupines, erethizon dorsatum (l.), in the ecology of colorado tick fever (ctf) virus in rocky mountain national park was investigated from 1975 to 1977. porcupine dens and feeding activity were found mostly on rocky knolls or on south-facing slopes within open stands of the montane coniferous forest, and 20 adult porcupines were trapped or captured by hand at those locations. an average of 24.6 +/- 5.4 adult dermacentor andersoni stiles ticks were found per animal (annual ra ... | 1993 | 8433332 |
| hepatic capillariasis (capillaria hepatica) in porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) in pennsylvania. | tissues of 53 adult porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) from pennsylvania were obtained for histopathologic examination. hepatic capillariasis was recorded in 9% of the porcupines. an additional 11% of the liver sections showed lesions that were compatible with migration by capillaria hepatica. because only 1 section of the liver per animal was examined microscopically, the documented prevalence of c. hepatica in pennsylvania is considered conservatively low. however, this condition was subclinical, ... | 2000 | 11021437 |
| digestibility, nitrogen excretion, and mean retention time by north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) consuming natural forages. | north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) subsist predominantly on low-protein, high-fiber, high-tannin diets. therefore, we measured the porcupine's ability to digest dry matter, fiber, and protein by conducting digestion trials on eight natural forages and one pelleted ration varying in concentration of fiber, nitrogen, and tannins. on these diets, dry matter intake ranged from 5 to 234 g/kg(0.75)/d and dry matter digestibility ranged from 62% to 96%. porcupines digested highly lignified ... | 2000 | 11121350 |
| occurrence of dermacentor variabilis (acari: ixodidae) around a porcupine (rodentia: erthethizontidae) carcass at camp ripley, minnesota. | in may 2000, a dead porcupine (erethizon dorsatum culiver) was found on an infrequently traveled dirt road at camp ripley, mn. the presence of late instar calliphoridae suggested that the porcupine died within the past 4 to 7 d. adult carrion (silphidae) and rove (staphylinidae) beetles were observed under the carcass. in june, a large number of adult american dog ticks, dermacentor variabilis (say), were observed questing on the porcupine and the surrounding grass. six zones were established ar ... | 2003 | 12597663 |
| observation of helicobacter-like organisms in gastric mucosa of grey foxes (urocyon cinereoargenteus) and bobcats (lynx rufus). | archival specimens of gastric mucosa of 10 raccoons (procyon lotor), 9 porcupines (erethizon dorsatum), 6 grey foxes (urocyon cinereoargenteus), 6 bobcats (lynx rufus), 4 skunks (mephitis mephitis), and 3 black bears (ursus americanus) were microscopically examined for evidence of helicobacter-like organisms. such organisms were seen in the specimens from the grey foxes and bobcats only. histochemical stains (modified steiner and carbol fuchsin methods) revealed long spiral organisms within lumi ... | 2004 | 15188962 |
| behavior, movements, and demographics of rabid raccoons in ontario, canada: management implications. | during 1999-2003, 127 cases of raccoon variant rabies were reported in raccoons (procyon lotor) and striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) in ontario, canada. raccoons accounted for 98% (125/127) of the reported cases with behaviors/conditions including aggression, fighting with dogs, ataxia, vocalizations, appearance of being sick, and the presence of porcupine (erethizon dorsatum) quills. seventy-eight percent of the rabid raccoons were adults. juveniles were underrepresented (22%) compared with t ... | 2006 | 17092890 |
| prevalence of cryptosporidium species in wildlife populations within a watershed landscape in southeastern new york state. | a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of cryptosporidium in wildlife in the new york city (nyc) watershed in southeastern new york state. a total of 6227 fecal samples were collected and evaluated from 5892 mammals (38 species), 263 birds (14 species), 2 reptiles (2 species), 8 amphibians (4 species), and 62 fish (15 species). cryptosporidium was detected in 30 species. of the species found positive for cryptosporidium, 16 represented new records for this parasite-alo ... | 2007 | 17466459 |
| an intrafamilial transmission of arthroderma benhamiae in canadian porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) in a japanese zoo. | an intra-familial transmission of arthroderma benhamiae in canadian porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) housed in a japanese zoo was studied. the family consisted of an adult couple and two offspring (a male and a female). the porcupettes, born in japan, showed severe hair loss while the parent animals, imported from the usa. (male) and canada (female), showed mild symptoms or were asymptomatic. morphologically identical tricophyton spp. isolates were recovered within seven days from quills of all a ... | 2008 | 18608939 |
| baylisascaris procyonis encephalitis in patagonian conures (cyanoliseus patagonus), crested screamers (chauna torquata), and a western canadian porcupine (erethizon dorsatum epixanthus) in a manitoba zoo. | neurological disease occurred in 4 patagonian conures (cyanoliseus patagonus), 2 crested screamer chicks (chauna torquata), and 1 western canadian porcupine (erethizon dorsatum epixanthus) at a manitoba zoo. baylisascaris procyonis, the common raccoon roundworm, not previously identified in manitoba, is considered the likely cause of neural larval migrans in these cases. | 2008 | 19043485 |
| behavioral archives link the chemistry and clonal structure of trembling aspen to the food choice of north american porcupine. | understanding the links among plant genotype, plant chemistry, and food selection by vertebrate herbivores is critical to assess the role of herbivores in the evolution of plant secondary chemistry. some specialized vertebrate herbivores have been shown to select plants differentially according to plant genotype, but examples from generalists, which constitute the vast majority of vertebrate herbivores, are few, especially in natural conditions. we examined the relationship between the north ame ... | 2009 | 19390868 |
| molecular identification of host feeding patterns of snow-melt mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae): potential implications for the transmission ecology of jamestown canyon virus. | we collected blood-fed, snow-melt mosquitoes (culicidae: culiseta and aedes) to describe the feeding patterns of potential mosquito vectors of jamestown canyon virus (jcv, bunyaviridae: orthobunyavirus). jcv is an arthropod-borne, zoonotic virus with deer as the primary amplifying host in western alpine ecosystems. we collected mosquitoes from natural resting areas, fiber pots, and carbon-dioxide baited miniature light traps in the colorado rocky mountains in 2007. we conducted two polymerase ch ... | 2010 | 20380304 |
| cylicospirura species (nematoda: spirocercidae) and stomach nodules in cougars (puma concolor) and bobcats (lynx rufus) in oregon. | the stomachs and proximal duodena of 160 cougars (puma concolor) and 17 bobcats (lynx rufus), obtained throughout oregon during 7 yr, were examined for cylicospirura spp. and associated lesions. prevalence in cougars was 73%, with a range in intensity of 1-562 worms. the mean diameter of nodules was 1.2 cm (sd=0.5), and many extended through the submucosa to the muscularis. about 83% of cougars had nodules; most nodules contained worms, but 14% of the smaller nodules (<0.2 cm) contained porcupin ... | 2011 | 21270003 |
| identification of a novel bat papillomavirus by metagenomics. | the discovery of novel viruses in animals expands our knowledge of viral diversity and potentially emerging zoonoses. high-throughput sequencing (hts) technology gives millions or even billions of sequence reads per run, allowing a comprehensive survey of the genetic content within a sample without prior nucleic acid amplification. in this study, we screened 156 rectal swab samples from apparently healthy bats (n = 96), pigs (n = 9), cattles (n = 9), stray dogs (n = 11), stray cats (n = 11) and ... | 2012 | 22937142 |
| [structural characteristics of certain rodents spines (rodentia: myomorpha, hystricomorpha)]. | the architectonics of spines and hair was studied in neacomys spinosus, arvicanthis somalicus, leopoldamys sabanus, l. edwardsi, maxomys moi, m. surifer, niviventer fulvescens, n. confucianus, n. cremoriventer, acomys cahirinus, a. somalica, hystrix indica, h. cristata, atherurus macrourus, erethizon dorsatum, proechimys steerei, and lonchotrix emiliae. the presence of a dorsal longitudinal furrow covered by a modified cuticle is a common structural feature of spines in all studied species excep ... | 2016 | 11525125 |
| traumatic, degenerative, and developmental lesions in wolves and coyotes from saskatchewan. | a retrospective review was done of traumatic and osseous lesions in 241 wolves (canis lupus) and 316 coyotes (canis latrans) necropsied at the university of saskatchewan between 1971 and 1990. most lesions were the result of interspecific conflict. the most frequently occurring lesion in wolves was fracture of one or more bones, primarily ribs. lesions were healed in most cases and appeared to be compatible with injuries caused by prey animals. one wolf, found dead, died as a result of thoracic ... | 1992 | 1602579 |
| cerebral larva migrans caused by baylisascaris spp. in a free-ranging north american porcupine ( erethizon dorsatum ). | a free-ranging north american porcupine ( erethizon dorsatum ) from utah, us, exhibited neurologic symptoms and was submitted for necropsy. histologic examination of the brain revealed severe encephalitis with an intralesional nematode larva consistent with baylisascaris spp. neurologic larva migrans had not been reported in free-ranging porcupines, or from wildlife in utah. | 2016 | 27314480 |
| population dynamics of a northern-adapted mammal: disentangling the influence of predation and climate change. | community structure and interspecific interactions are particularly vulnerable to rapidly changing climatic regimes. recent changes in both climate and vertebrate community assemblages have created a unique opportunity to examine the impacts of two dynamic forces on population regulation. we examined the effects of warming winter conditions and the reestablishment of a previously extirpated predator, the fisher (martes pennanti), on regulatory mechanisms in a northern-adapted mammal, the porcupi ... | 2015 | 26552263 |
| intrauterine fetal death with subsequent quill exfoliation and dissemination in a north american porcupine (erethizon dorsatum). | an adult female, wild north american porcupine (erethizon dorsatum) presented with bilateral cataracts and naso-ocular discharge. a pregnancy was identified by radiography with a near-full-term fetus, which was delivered stillborn 4 wk later with hard, developed quills. at that time, a repeated examination and further imaging, including computed tomography, demonstrated a uterine mass that was identified as a choriocarcinoma following ovariohysterectomy. additionally, numerous exfoliated quills ... | 2013 | 24450079 |
| winter as a nutritional bottleneck for north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum). | north american porcupines are distributed across a wide variety of habitats where they consume many different species of plants. winter is a nutritional bottleneck for northern populations, because porcupines remain active when environmental demands are high and food quality is low. we used captive porcupines to examine physiological responses to low-quality diets at high energy demands during winter at ambient temperatures as low as -39 degrees c. we did not observe an endogenous pattern of bod ... | 2010 | 20306197 |
| trophoblast-like cells in the tissues of porcupines (erethizon dorsatum). | during development and subsequent field evaluation of an oral vaccinia-rabies glycoprotein (v-rg) recombinant virus vaccine, 53 adult porcupines (erethizon dorsatum; 38 females and 15 males) were examined. microscopic examinations revealed the presence of giant epitheloid cells in various tissues (adrenal glands, spleen, liver, and lungs) of 4 (11%) female animals. these giant cells were approximately 20 times the size of the surrounding cells of the parenchyma. the cells were found singly and w ... | 2008 | 18487503 |
| functional anatomy of the limbs of erethizontidae (rodentia, caviomorpha): indicators of locomotor behavior in miocene porcupines. | functional analysis of the limb bones of the erethizontid steiromys duplicatus, one of the most abundant miocene porcupines from patagonia, provides evidence to infer their locomotor behavior. remains of the giant neosteiromys pattoni (late miocene of northeast argentina) are also analyzed. osteological and myological features of extant porcupines were evaluated and used as a model to interpret the functional significance of miocene species' limbs. several features in erethizontids are compatibl ... | 2008 | 18157864 |
| hepatic lipidosis and other test findings in two captive adult porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) dying from a "sudden death syndrome". | routine postmortem examination and histologic evaluation of tissue sections demonstrated hepatic lipidosis (hl) in 2 adult captive porcupines with a history of sudden death. the male porcupine had a markedly enlarged pale liver that microscopically showed large unilocular vacuoles within hepatocellular cytoplasm. the periparturient female had similar but less marked hepatic lesions and an incidental pulmonary mycosis. these findings suggest hl as an important differential of spontaneous death in ... | 2007 | 17998565 |
| hepatic lipidosis in a captive north american porcupine (erethizon dorsatum). | | 2006 | 17139540 |
| the insulating properties of the pelage of the north-american porcupine (erethizon dorsatum): the influence of quill-like structures on heat transfer. | | 2016 | 16358577 |
| isolation and cloning of a papillomavirus from a north american porcupine by using multiply primed rolling-circle amplification: the erethizon dorsatum papillomavirus type 1. | the complete genome of a novel papillomavirus was isolated from a cutaneous papillomatous lesion of a north american porcupine (erethizon dorsatum) using multiply primed rolling-circle amplification (rca). the nucleotide sequence, genome organization, and phylogenetic position of the erethizon dorsatum papillomavirus type 1 (edpv-1) were determined. edpv-1 is only distantly related to other benign cutaneous papillomavirus sequences and is the first member of the novel sigma papillomavirus genus. | 2005 | 15629787 |
| porcupine feeding scars and climatic data show ecosystem effects of the solar cycle. | using north american porcupine (erethizon dorsatum) feeding scars on trees as an index of past porcupine abundance, we have found that porcupine populations have fluctuated regularly over the past 130 years in the bas st. laurent region of eastern quebec, with superimposed periodicities of 11 and 22 years. coherency and phase analyses showed that this porcupine population cycle has closely followed the 11- and 22-year solar activity cycles. fluctuations in local precipitation and temperature wer ... | 2004 | 15478085 |
| immobilization of north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) using ketamine and xylazine. | we performed 345 immobilizations on 150 north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) using a mixture of ketamine hydrochloride (kh) and xylazine hydrochloride (xh). a subsample of 184 immobilizations performed on 124 individuals from 4 may to 7 november 2000 and from 22 january to 30 april 2001 is thoroughly analyzed. in contrast to published procedures, we found that injecting drugs into tail muscles was more efficient than into longitudinal muscles of the lower back, because tail injections ... | 2003 | 14567230 |
| granulomatous orchitis associated with histoplasma-like organisms in porcupines (erethizon dorsatum). | | 2002 | 11916029 |
| nitrogen and energy requirements of the north american porcupine (erethizon dorsatum). | we measured nitrogen and energy requirements in adult north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) fed three experimental diets differing primarily in crude protein content. porcupines ingested 497.3-865.4 kj kg-0.75 d-1, and there was no significant loss of body mass on any dietary treatment. individuals maintained nitrogen balance on a total nitrogen intake of 389.4 mg n kg-0.75 d-1. the true digestibility of nitrogen was high (88%) but within the range for eutherians. we found metabolic fec ... | 2013 | 9361135 |
| thermoregulatory responses of the north american porcupine (erethizon dorsatum bruneri) to decreasing ambient temperature and increasing wind speed. | average resting metabolic rate of five adult male porcupines (erethizon dorsatum bruneri) was 0.23 ml o2/g.h +/- 0.007 sem, between 10 degrees c (tlc) and 25 degrees c, which is 70% of the value predicted by body mass. a tb of 37.1 degrees c +/- 0.1 sem was maintained between -10 degrees c and 25 degrees c. calculated thermal conductance (between 6 degrees c and -10 degrees c) was 87% of the predicted value. there was no significant change in mean metabolic rate as a function of wind (up 4.3 m/s ... | 1997 | 9114494 |
| immobilization of porcupines with tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride (telazol). | immobilization of north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) with tiletamine hydrochloride (hcl) and zolazepam hcl (telazol) was evaluated in central massachusetts (usa) during 1991 and 1992. doses between 9 and 11 mg/kg resulted in a mean (+/- sd) induction time of 3.2 +/- 1.3 min and a mean (+/- sd) immobilization time of 44.2 +/- 19.5 min. induction time did not differ by dose, sex, capture method, or porcupine weight. immobilization time differed by dose and porcupine weight but not by s ... | 1994 | 7933289 |
| notoedric acariasis in the porcupine (erethizon dorsatum). | six of 16 porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) live-trapped in sullivan county, pennsylvania were infested with the mite notoedres douglasi. alopecia was evident in the ventral inguinal area and the infested skin was thickened, wrinkled and had multifocal areas of extensive hyperkeratosis. microscopically the skin lesions consisted of extensive acanthosis and hyperkeratosis with variable cellular infiltrate in the dermis. mites were seen in tunnels in the hyperkeratotic skin sections. this is the fir ... | 1991 | 1758044 |
| frenkelia sp. from the brain of a porcupine (erethizon dorsatum) from alberta, canada. | | 1986 | 3951044 |
| monoecocestus thomasi sp. n. (cestoda: anoplocephalidae) from the northern flying squirrel, glaucomys sabrinus (shaw), in oregon. | monoecocestus thomasi sp. n. (cestoda: anoplocephalidae), from the northern flying squirrel, glaucomys sabrinus (shaw), in oregon, is described and distinguished from its congeners. monoecocestus thomasi is the sixth species of monoecocestus to be described from nearctic rodents, and the first from a member of the family sciuridae. our comparisons of taxonomic characters of the nominal species of monoecocestus in north american rodents have shown that m. giganticus buhler 1970 is a synonym of m. ... | 1977 | 915607 |
| taste responses of the north american popcupine (erethizon dorsatum). | | 1973 | 4732431 |
| [on the morphology of the central nervous system of erethizon dorsatum, linnaeus (rodentia, hystricomorpha)]. | | 1960 | 14432992 |
| fetal membranes of the canadian porcupine, erethizon dorsatum. | | 1959 | 14432010 |
| sensory and motor localization in cerebral cortex of porcupine (erethizon dorsatum). | | 1956 | 13377203 |
| gestation period in the porcupine, erethizon dorsatum dorsatum. | | 1948 | 18858155 |
| diagnosis and successful treatment of a potentially zoonotic dermatophytosis caused by microsporum gypseum in a zoo-housed north american porcupine (erethizon dorsatum). | a female north american porcupine ( erethizon dorsatum ) was evaluated for a unilateral pedal crusting and alopecic dermatopathy. fungal culture and histopathology testing revealed microsporum gypseum dermatophytosis. treatment with topical miconazole was initiated and then discontinued after 9 days and changed to oral terbinafine. twenty-eight days after initial examination, clinical signs were improving, and fungal cultures of the front foot, muzzle, and noninfected area along the dorsum were ... | 2017 | 28749293 |
| genetic characterization of sarcoptes scabiei from black bears (ursus americanus) and other hosts in eastern united states. | since the early 1990s there has been an increase in the number of cases and geographic expansion of severe mange in the black bear (ursus americanus) population in pennsylvania. although there are 3 species of mites associated with mange in bears, sarcoptes scabiei has been identified as the etiologic agent in these pennsylvania cases. historically s. scabiei-associated mange in bears has been uncommon and sporadic although it is widespread and relatively common in canid populations. to better u ... | 2017 | 28639466 |
| taxonomic differences of gut microbiomes drive cellulolytic enzymatic potential within hind-gut fermenting mammals. | host diet influences the diversity and metabolic activities of the gut microbiome. previous studies have shown that the gut microbiome provides a wide array of enzymes that enable processing of diverse dietary components. because the primary diet of the porcupine, erethizon dorsatum, is lignified plant material, we reasoned that the porcupine microbiome would be replete with enzymes required to degrade lignocellulose. here, we report on the bacterial composition in the porcupine microbiome using ... | 2017 | 29281673 |
| the history of barbed sutures. | ligatures have been used for millennia to close wounds. sterilization and synthetic polymers that degrade in a commensurate fashion with wound healing have been the most significant improvements in these age-old devices. however, the constricting loop of a traditional suture and subsequent ischemia ("approximate, don't strangulate") still account for the most common cause of wound dehiscence-necrosis. inspired by the quill of the north american porcupine, i envisioned a bidirectional array of ba ... | 2013 | 24084875 |
| microstructured barbs on the north american porcupine quill enable easy tissue penetration and difficult removal. | north american porcupines are well known for their specialized hairs, or quills that feature microscopic backward-facing deployable barbs that are used in self-defense. herein we show that the natural quill's geometry enables easy penetration and high tissue adhesion where the barbs specifically contribute to adhesion and unexpectedly, dramatically reduce the force required to penetrate tissue. reduced penetration force is achieved by topography that appears to create stress concentrations along ... | 2012 | 23236138 |
| presumptive fenbendazole toxicosis in north american porcupines. | 4 north american porcupines were evaluated because of diarrhea or neutropenia (or both) that developed after treatment with fenbendazole for intestinal parasites. | 2006 | 16618230 |
| the chromosome complement and meiosis of the north american porcupine. | | 2004 | 5656924 |
| complete genome analysis confirms that the pygmy marmoset adenovirus is a variant of the skunk adenovirus 1 - short communication. | the complete genomic sequence along with phylogenetic analyses of an adenovirus (adv), isolated from a dead captive pygmy marmoset (callithrix pygmaea) from a hungarian zoo is reported. earlier, based on the phylogenetic analysis of the sequence of a pcr-amplified fragment from the dna polymerase gene, the pygmy marmoset adv (pmadv) has been reported to cluster closest to certain chiropteran advs. in the following years similar advs were discovered in additional mammalian hosts, including a skun ... | 2020 | 33128521 |
| detection of skunk adenovirus 1 in two north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) with respiratory disease. | adenoviruses have been reported to affect a broad range of host species, tend to be species specific, and often affect the respiratory system. this report describes the isolation of an adenovirus from deep nasal swabs of two wild north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) with respiratory diseases that presented to a wildlife hospital. partial sequences of the deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase gene of the isolated virus were identical to skunk adenovirus (skadv-1), also known as pygmy marmose ... | 2020 | 31926539 |
| genomic characterization of erethizon dorsatum papillomavirus 2, a new papillomavirus species marked by its exceptional genome size. | we report here the complete sequence and genome organization of a new papillomavirus, erethizon dorsatum papillomavirus 2 (edpv2), which was isolated from cutaneous lesions observed on the muzzle of a north american porcupine. the complete genome is 8809 nucleotides long and encodes five early (e6-e7-e1-e2-e4) and two late proteins (l2-l1). in addition to the upstream regulatory region, the edpv2 genome contains an exceptionally large secondary non-coding region with no apparent functional relev ... | 2018 | 30355398 |
| atypical dermatophytosis in 12 north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) from the northeastern united states 2010-2017. | twelve wild north american porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) out of a total of 44 of this species examined in an 8-year period were diagnosed with dermatopathies while being cared for at two wildlife rehabilitation clinics. biopsy and necropsy were performed on seven and five animals, respectively. atypical dermatophytosis was diagnosed in all cases. lesions consisted of diffuse severe epidermal hyperkeratosis and mild hyperplasia with mild lymphoplasmacytic dermatitis and no folliculitis. dermato ... | 2019 | 31575004 |
| characterization of novel lignocellulose-degrading enzymes from the porcupine microbiome using synthetic metagenomics. | plant cell walls are composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, collectively known as lignocellulose. microorganisms degrade lignocellulose to liberate sugars to meet metabolic demands. using a metagenomic sequencing approach, we previously demonstrated that the microbiome of the north american porcupine (erethizon dorsatum) is replete with genes that could encode lignocellulose-degrading enzymes. here, we report the identification, synthesis and partial characterization of four novel gen ... | 2019 | 30601862 |