Fatal Photobacterium damselae-induced enteritis in a leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea
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Author
Oliver-Guimerá, Arturo
Lourdes Abarca, María
Cuvertoret-Sanz, María
Domingo, Mariano
Publication date
2019-08-08ISSN
0177-5103
Abstract
Stranded leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea complete pathology reports are rare, and the cause of mortality is difficult to determine in many cases. We conducted a complete pathological study of a stranded leatherback turtle from the western Mediterranean. The main finding was a fibrino-necrotizing enteritis with associated bacteria which were identified as Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae according to biochemical and phenotypical characteristics. This report provides evidence of the pathogenic effect of this bacterium in wild sea turtles.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
619 - Veterinary science
Pages
14
Publisher
Inter-Research
Is part of
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
Citation
Oliver-Guimerá, A, M Lourdes Abarca, M Cuvertoret-Sanz, and M Domingo. 2019. "Fatal Photobacterium Damselae-Induced Enteritis In A Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys Coriacea". Diseases Of Aquatic Organisms 135 (2): 151-156. Inter-Research Science Center. doi:10.3354/dao03388.
Program
Sanitat Animal
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