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Willette, M., Wendland, L. D., Cassens, A., & Brown, M. B. (2001). Mycoplasma survey of texas tortoises, gopherus berlandieri, of the rio grande valley: Preliminary results. Proceedings of the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians, 2001.
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Categories: General Keywords: Bakterien - bacteria, Gopherus agassizii, Gopherus berlandieri, Gopherus polyphemus, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae, Veterinärmedizin - veterinary medicine Creators: Brown, Cassens, Wendland, Willette Collection: Proceedings of the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians |
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Testudinidae Gopherus berlandieri Mycoplasma agassizii has been identified as a primary etiologic agent of a highly contagious upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) in tortoises (BrownMB and others 1994, 1999). Clinical signs of disease include a serous, mucoid, or purulent nasal discharge, conjunctivitis, and palpebral edema (Jacobson and others 1991; Schumacher and others 1993; Brown MB and others 1994; McLaughlin 1997). Chronic mycoplasmosis can result in destruction of the respiratory epithelium, primarily in the nasal cavity, leaving the tortoise more susceptible to secondary infections (Homer and others 1998; McLaughlin and others 2000). Mycoplasmal infections have been reported in many species ofwild and captive tortoises, suggesting a wide host range (Jacobson and others 1991; Calle and others 1998). This disease is believed to have contributed to major declines in free-ranging populations ofthe desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, as well as the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, (Brown MB and others 1994, 1999); therefore, mycoplasmosis has major implications for management activities pertaining to these and other related species (Berry 1997; Judd and Rose 2000). No surveys for this agent in Texas tortoises, Gopherus berlandieri, have been reported to date.
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