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Georg, L. K., Williamson, W. M., Tilden, E. B., & Getty, R. E. (1963). Mycotic pulmonary disease of captive giant tortoises due to beauvaria bassiana and paecilomyces fumoso-roseus. Medical Mycology, 2(2), 80–86.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Georg1963 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Aldabrachelys, Aldabrachelys dussumieri, Chelonoidis, Chelonoidis nigra, Emydidae, Pilze = fungal infections, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Terrapene, Terrapene carolina, Testudinidae, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Georg, Getty, Tilden, Williamson Collection: Medical Mycology |
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Testudinidae Geochelone nigra Dipsochelys dussumieri Four cases of fatal pulmonary disease of the giant tortoise were studied. In 2 instances the entomogenous fungus Beauvaria bassiana was demonstrated as the etiologic agent. This is the first evidence of systemic disease of a vertebrate animal by this organism. The pathological picture was most unusual in that conidiophores and conidia were observed in the lung tissue. In a third case Paecilomyces fumoso-roseus appeared to be the cause of the pulmonary disease. In a fourth case the cause of the pulmonary disease is unknown. It is suggested that chilling of the animals predisposed them to infection. Mycelial growth was found in the lung of a box turtle (Terrapene carolina) experimentally inoculated with spores of Beauvaria bassiana.
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