| arbovirus surveillance in florida: wild vertebrate studies 1965-1974. | wildlife species from 38 of florida's 67 counties were surveyed over a 10 year period for the presence of antibody to the five major arboviruses circulating in the state. the routine screening of 7891 sera from wild birds and mammals via the hemagglutination-inhibition (h1) test with selected reactors subjected to serum neutralization testing has 1) provided information regarding geographic distribution and seasonality of circulation of these viruses 2) identified enzootic foci of infection and ... | 1975 | 1152173 |
| hormones regulating hepatic glycogenolysis in two chelonians use cyclic amp, and not ca2+, as intracellular messenger. | in teleosts, lungfish, amphibians, and a reptile, amphibolurus nuchalis, hormonal stimulation of hepatic glycogenolysis is mediated by a rise in intracellular cyclic amp concentration. in mammals, by contrast, the inositol trisphosphate/ca2+/diacylglycerol signal transduction pathways are also involved. the present study describes the hormonal regulation of hepatic glycogenolysis in adult long-necked turtles, chelodina longicollis, and hatchlings of the loggerhead turtle, caretta caretta. adrena ... | 1992 | 1385260 |
| unusual stability properties of a reptilian ceruloplasmin. | ceruloplasmin from the turtle caretta caretta was isolated to purity by using the single-step procedure recently developed by us to purify sheep and chicken ceruloplasmin. it has a mr of ca. 145,000 and a total copper content of 5.1 +/- 0.2 atoms of copper per molecule, 50% of which are detectable by epr. the spectroscopic features include an absorption maximum at 603 nm in the electronic spectrum and the total absence of any resonance attributable to type 2 copper in the epr spectrum. turtle ce ... | 1990 | 2337357 |
| physical and chemical characterization of macroglobulin from marine turtle eggwhite. | macroglobulin was purified from the eggwhite of the marine turtle (caretta caretta linn.) by gel filtration through sephadex g-200 and sepharose 4b. it was characterized by physical techniques including sedimentation velocity, diffusion and viscosity. its molecular weight (mr) was determined as 724,000 with four subunits of equal molecular weight. a large amount of water was hydrodynamically associated with the macroglobulin. it inhibited the activities of trypsin and papain and did not cross-re ... | 1989 | 2489063 |
| the acid-stable proteinase inhibitor of human mucous secretions (husi-i, antileukoprotease). complete amino acid sequence as revealed by protein and cdna sequencing and structural homology to whey proteins and red sea turtle proteinase inhibitor. | the complete amino acid sequence of human antileukoprotease has been determined by direct sequencing of the inhibitory active protein isolated from seminal plasma (husi-i) and by sequence analysis of cdna reverse-transcribed from mrna prepared from cervical tissue. the inhibitor (mr 11726) consists of 107 amino acid residues including 16 cysteines presumably forming disulfide bonds. the molecule comprises two consecutive domains which are homologous to each other, to the second domain of the bas ... | 1986 | 3485543 |
| organochlorine residues in eggs of loggerhead and green sea turtles nesting at merritt island, florida--july and august 1976. | eggs from nine clutches of loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) and two clutches of green turtles (chelonia mydas) were collected as they were laid on merritt island, florida. eggs were incubated, frozen, and analyzed for organochlorines. levels of dde and pcb, the major contaminants, averaged less than 0.08 ppm in loggerhead eggs and were even lower in green turtle eggs. these concentrations are far below levels thought to be potentially harmful. loggerhead eggs were frozen after 43-52 days inc ... | 1980 | 6775282 |
| complete sequence analysis of cdna clones encoding rat whey phosphoprotein: homology to a protease inhibitor. | lactoprotein clones have been isolated from a rat mammary gland recombinant library of cdna plasmids. clones p-wp 52 and p-wp 47 were shown by hybrid selection, in vitro translation, and immunoprecipitation to represent a cloned dna sequence encoding rat whey phosphoprotein. we report here the nucleotide sequence of the cdna insert of p-wp 52 and shows that it encodes the complete whey phosphoprotein sequence. the encoded sequence shows a high content of half-cystine, glutamic acid, aspartic aci ... | 1982 | 6955785 |
| purification and characterization of an acidic trypsin/subtilisin inhibitor from tortoise egg white. | egg whites of three species of tortoise and turtle have been compared by gel chromatography for inhibitory activity against proteases. the egg white of geomyda trijuga trijuga schariggar contains trypsin/subtilisin inhibitor while the egg white of caretta caretta linn. contains both trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors. no protease inhibitory activity has been detected in the egg white of trionyx gangeticus cuvier. an acidic trypsin/subtilisin inhibitor has been purified to homogeneity from the e ... | 1982 | 7046804 |
| monoclonal antibodies for the measurement of class-specific antibody responses in the green turtle, chelonia mydas. | monoclonal antibodies (mabs) were developed against the known immunoglobulin classes of the green turtle, chelonia mydas. plasma protein fractions enriched for 5.7s igy, 7s igy, and igm turtle immunoglobulins were used to immunize balb/c mice for hybridoma production and for hybridoma screening. fifteen hybridomas produced mabs with specificity for turtle immunoglobulins and for affinity purified dinitrophenol (dnp) specific turtle antibodies. three mabs specific for either turtle 5.7s igy heavy ... | 1995 | 7502491 |
| hybridization among the ancient mariners: characterization of marine turtle hybrids with molecular genetic assays. | reports of hybridization between marine turtle species (family cheloniidae) have been difficult to authenticate based solely on morphological evidence. here we employ molecular genetic assays to document the sporadic, natural occurrence of viable interspecific hybrids between species representing four of the five genera of cheloniid sea turtles. using multiple dna markers from single-copy nuclear loci, eight suspected hybrids (based on morphology) were confirmed to be the products of matings inv ... | 1995 | 7657993 |
| trans-pacific migrations of the loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) demonstrated with mitochondrial dna markers. | juvenile loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) have recently been documented in the vicinity of baja california and thousands of these animals have been captured in oceanic fisheries of the north pacific. the presence of loggerhead turtles in the central and eastern north pacific is a prominent enigma in marine turtle distribution because the nearest documented nesting concentrations for this species are in australia and japan, over 10,000 km from baja california. to determine the origin of the b ... | 1995 | 7731974 |
| the primary structure of turtle cu,zn superoxide dismutase. structural and functional irrelevance of an insert conferring proteolytic susceptibility. | a copper,zinc superoxide dismutase, has been isolated from the marine turtle caretta caretta and the complete amino acid sequence obtained. the sequence was determined by isolation and analysis of peptides obtained after cleavage of the carboxymethylated apoenzyme with trypsin or staphylococcus aureus protease. turtle superoxide dismutase consists of 166 amino acid residues, which represents the largest number to date for a cytosolic copper,zinc superoxide dismutase. the comparison of this amino ... | 1993 | 8436140 |
| diving behaviour and haemoglobin function: the primary structure of the alpha- and beta-chains of the sea turtle (caretta caretta) and its functional implications. | the amino acid sequence of the alpha- and beta-chains of haemoglobin (hb) from the loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) has been determined. comparison with that of human hb shows differences in several residues involved in both alpha 1 beta 1 and alpha 1 beta 2 packing contacts. on the whole, in spite of the mutations, the essential characteristics of both interfaces seem to be maintained. the functional properties of the sea turtle hb have been investigated at different temperatures and as ... | 1996 | 8670176 |
| structural determinants of fluoride and formate binding to hemoglobin and myoglobin: crystallographic and 1h-nmr relaxometric study. | the x-ray crystal structure of the fluoride derivative of ferric sperm whale (physeter catodon) myoglobin (mb) has been determined at 2.5 a resolution (r = 0.187) by difference fourier techniques. the fluoride anion, sitting in the central part of the heme distal site and coordinated to the heme iron, is hydrogen bonded to the distal his(64)e7 ne2 atom and to the w195 solvent water molecule. this water molecule also significantly interacts with the same hise7 residue, which stabilizes the coordi ... | 1996 | 8770225 |
| plasma steroid profiles in nesting loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) in queensland, australia: relationship to nesting episode and season. | plasma levels of four hormones-progesterone (p), testosterone (t), estradiol 17-beta (e2), and corticosterone (b)-were measured in samples taken from nesting female loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) by using specific radioimmunoassays. samples were taken in an early, middle, or late period during the summer nesting season from females at first, second, third, or > fourth nesting episodes, defined as successive within-season nesting events, at mon repos beach, queensland, australia. data on in ... | 1997 | 9126464 |
| cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis caused by fusarium solani in a loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta l.). | fusarium solani was reported as the agent of a cutaneous infection in an injured sea turtle collected in the mediterranean sea. the turtle was treated with both a topical 10% solution of iodine in alcohol and ketoconazole. the source of the causal agent was traced to the sand in the tank in which the turtle was maintained. the strain was only sensitive in vitro to amphotericin b and was resistant to 5-fluorocytosine, fluconazole, itraconazole, and ketoconazole. | 1997 | 9399554 |
| distribution of heavy metal residues in some tissues of caretta caretta (linnaeus) specimen beached along the adriatic sea (italy). | | 1998 | 9557191 |
| gastrointestinal helminths of loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) from the western mediterranean: constraints on community structure. | richness and composition of gastrointestinal helminth communities of 54 loggerhead turtles, caretta caretta, from the western mediterranean were interpreted from patterns of helminth exchange at 2 host taxonomic scales: exchange between marine turtles and other marine hosts and exchange within turtles. we predicted exchange of the former to be unimportant ecologically and evolutionarily because of the host phylogenetic distance. the absence of records of successful exchange at this host taxonomi ... | 1998 | 9645842 |
| redescription of hapalotrema mistroides (monticelli, 1896) and hapalotrema synorchis luhman, 1935 (digenea: spirorchidae), with comments on other species in the genus. | hapalotrema mistroides (monticelli, 1896) stiles and hassall, 1908 and hapalotrema synorchis luhman, 1935 are redescribed using specimens from the loggerhead turtle. caretta caretta (l.). the redescription of h. mistroides is based on specimens collected by looss and described as hapalotrema constrictum leared, 1862 and renamed hapalotrema loossi price, 1934, which is now considered a junior synonym of h. mistroides. hapalotrema orientalis takeuti, 1942 is considered a junior synonym of hapalotr ... | 1998 | 9645863 |
| three closely related herpesviruses are associated with fibropapillomatosis in marine turtles. | green turtle fibropapillomatosis is a neoplastic disease of increasingly significant threat to the survivability of this species. degenerate pcr primers that target highly conserved regions of genes encoding herpesvirus dna polymerases were used to amplify a dna sequence from fibropapillomas and fibromas from hawaiian and florida green turtles. all of the tumors tested (n = 23) were found to harbor viral dna, whereas no viral dna was detected in skin biopsies from tumor-negative turtles. the tis ... | 1998 | 9657957 |
| comparison of total mercury, methylmercury, and selenium in muscle tissues and in the liver of stenella coeruleoalba (meyen) and caretta caretta (linnaeus). | | 1998 | 9811961 |
| effects of protective fencing on birds, lizards, and black-tailed hares in the western mojave desert. | / effects of protective fencing on birds, lizards, black-tailed hares (lepus californicus), perennial plant cover, and structural diversity of perennial plants were evaluated from spring 1994 through winter 1995 at the desert tortoise research natural area (dtna), in the mojave desert, california. abundance and species richness of birds were higher inside than outside the dtna, and effects were larger during breeding than wintering seasons and during a high than a low rainfall year. ash-throated ... | 1999 | 9950700 |
| pharmacokinetics of ceftazidime in loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) after single intravenous and intramuscular injections. | the pharmacokinetics of ceftazidime in yearling loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) following single i.m and i.v. injections were studied. eight juvenile 1.25+/-0.18 kg turtles were divided into two groups. four animals received 20 mg/kg of ceftazidime i.v. and four received the same dose i.m. plasma ceftazidime concentrations were analyzed by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. the i.v. and i.m. administration half-lives were 20.59+/-3.24 hr and 19.08+/-0.77 hr, respectiv ... | 1999 | 10367641 |
| parasites of italian sea turtles. ii. loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta [linnaeus, 1758]). | eleven out of fourteen sea turtles (caretta caretta) stranded along the coast of the adriatic sea (mediterranean sea) were found infected with helminths. seven trematode species (rhytidodes gelatinosus, orchidasma amphiorchis, enodiotrema megachondrus. pachypsolus irroratus, pleurogonius trigonocephalus, calicodes anthos, plesiochorus cymbiformis) and one nematode (sulcascaris sulcata) were found. s. sulcata was the most frequent species in the stomach and r. gelatinosus in the intestine. these ... | 1998 | 10376287 |
| dna fingerprinting of fusarium solani isolates related to a cutaneous infection in a sea turtle. | random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) fingerprinting was applied to fusarium solani from a cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis in a loggerhead sea turtle. a total of seven f. solani isolates were examined, three from culture collections and four from the turtle infection (one from the turtle's lesions and three from the sand of the tank in which the turtle was kept). the banding patterns of the isolates from culture collections were markedly different from the patterns of the isolates from both the tu ... | 1999 | 10421856 |
| association of herpesvirus with fibropapillomatosis of the green turtle chelonia mydas and the loggerhead turtle caretta caretta in florida. | sea turtle fibropapillomatosis (fp) is a disease marked by proliferation of benign but debilitating cutaneous fibropapillomas and occasional visceral fibromas. transmission experiments have implicated a chloroform-sensitive transforming agent present in filtered cell-free tumor homogenates in the etiology of fp. in this study, consensus primer pcr methodology was used to test the association of a chelonian herpesvirus with fibropapillomatosis. fibropapilloma and skin samples were obtained from 1 ... | 1999 | 10494499 |
| comparative study on the fatty acid composition of two marine vertebrates: striped dolphins and loggerhead turtles. | the fatty acid composition of total lipids extracted from seven different tissues (fat, liver, cerebrum, cerebellum, lung, kidney and muscle) of 10 striped dolphins (stenella coeruleoalba) (weight 75.7 +/- 16.2 kg) found dead or moribund during a morbillivirus epizootic, and from two tissues (fat and liver) of 54 loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) (18.5 +/- 10.5 kg) seized dead after illegal capture, both from the mediterranean sea, have been determined by high resolution chromatography techni ... | 1999 | 10665372 |
| chlorobiphenyls, hcb, and organochlorine pesticides in some tissues of caretta caretta (linnaeus) specimens beached along the adriatic sea, italy. | | 2000 | 10754043 |
| total organic and inorganic arsenic from marine turtles (caretta caretta) beached along the italian coast (south adriatic sea). | | 2000 | 11080353 |
| persistent infectivity of a disease-associated herpesvirus in green turtles after exposure to seawater. | herpesviruses are associated with several diseases of marine turtles including lung-eye-trachea disease (letd) and gray patch disease (gpd) of green turtles (chelonia mydas) and fibropapillomatosis (fp) of green, loggerhead (caretta caretta), and olive ridley turtles (lepidochelys olivacea). the stability of chelonian herpesviruses in the marine environment, which may influence transmission, has not been previously studied. in these experiments, letd-associated herpesvirus (letv) was used as a m ... | 2000 | 11085447 |
| quantitative analysis of herpesvirus sequences from normal tissue and fibropapillomas of marine turtles with real-time pcr. | quantitative real-time pcr has been used to measure fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus (fpthv) pol dna loads in fibropapillomas, fibromas, and uninvolved tissues of green, loggerhead, and olive ridley turtles from hawaii, florida, costa rica, australia, mexico, and the west indies. the viral dna loads from tumors obtained from terminal animals were relatively homogeneous (range 2-20 copies/cell), whereas dna copy numbers from biopsied tumors and skin of otherwise healthy turtles displa ... | 2001 | 11504546 |
| survey of florida green turtles for exposure to a disease-associated herpesvirus. | a recently developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was used to assess exposure of florida wild green turtles chelonia mydas to letv, the herpesvirus associated with lung-eye-trachea disease (letd). plasma samples from 329 wild juvenile green turtles netted in the indian river lagoon, along the sebastian reef, or in the trident basin (indian river and brevard counties, florida) were tested by elisa for the presence of antibodies to letv. plasma samples from 180 wild juvenile green tur ... | 2001 | 11804414 |
| marine debris and human impacts on sea turtles in southern brazil. | dead stranded sea turtles were recovered and examined to determine the impact of anthropogenic debris and fishery activities on sea turtles on the coast of rio grande do sul state, brazil. esophagus/stomach contents of 38 juvenile green chelonia mydas, 10 adults and sub-adults loggerhead caretta caretta, and two leatherback dermochelys coriacea turtles (adult or sub-adult) included plastic bags as the main debris ingested, predominated by white and colorless pieces. the ingestion of anthropogeni ... | 2001 | 11827120 |
| esophageal diverticulum associated with aerococcus viridans infection in a loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta). | a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) stranded in gran canaria, spain was necropsied. the turtle was underweight, had sunken eyes, and small amounts of crude oil were in the oral cavity. the most significant lesion was a large esophageal diverticulum at the junction of the esophagus and stomach. the diverticulum was full of gas and green mucoid fluid and a diffuse thick yellow fibrinonecrotic membrane covered the mucosa. the lumen of the diverticulum also contained moderate numbers ... | 2002 | 11838222 |
| uganda shake-up to halt "mismanagement". | based in the president's office, the uganda aids commission (uac) was established to coordinate the aids activities of the national ministries, but sources within the organization agree that it has been a failure. coordinating so many activities has simply proved to be too much for the uac, especially since many ministries do not welcome what they perceive as outside interference in their affairs. the uac controls the hiv/aids budget, while the ministry of health is responsible for implementin ... | 1995 | 12289032 |
| intestinal candidiasis in a loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta): an immunohistochemical study. | post mortem examination of a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) stranded in the canary islands revealed a fishing-line in the small intestine. histologically, severe necrotic enteritis, multiple haemorrhages, and marked oedema of the intestinal submucosa were observed. yeast cells and fungal hyphae were seen in the lamina propria of the intestinal mucosa and in the connective tissue of the submucosa. because fungal cultures were not taken at the time of necropsy, an immunohistochem ... | 2004 | 14975396 |
| comparison of functional aspects of the coagulation cascade in human and sea turtle plasmas. | functional hemostatic pathways are critical for the survival of all vertebrates and have been evolving for more than 400 million years. the overwhelming majority of studies of hemostasis in vertebrates have focused on mammals with very sparse attention paid to reptiles. there have been virtually no studies of the coagulation pathway in sea turtles whose ancestors date back to the jurassic period. sea turtles are often exposed to rapidly altered environmental conditions during diving periods. thi ... | 2004 | 15325341 |
| digestive pathology of sea turtles stranded in the canary islands between 1993 and 2001. | digestive lesions were observed in 84 of 136 sea turtles (128 caretta caretta, four chelonia mydas and four dermochelys coriacea) stranded in the canary islands between january 1993 and december 2001. in the oral cavity ulcerative and necropurulent stomatitis were the most frequently observed lesions, and in the oesophagus ulcerative and fibrinous oesophagitis, and traumatic oesophageal perforation were most frequently observed; all these lesions were mainly associated with the ingestion of fish ... | 2004 | 15357377 |
| heavy metals in tissues of loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) from the northwestern adriatic sea. | thirty-five specimens of caretta caretta were collected dead along the adriatic sea coast from the po delta to the reno mouth (italy). turtles were classified into four size categories ranging from 24.5 to 74 cm, by measuring the minimum straight-line carapace length (mscl). cd, cu, fe, mn, ni, and zn levels were assessed in liver, lung, muscle and adipose tissue. cd, cu and fe mainly accumulated in the liver (8.9, 23.7 and 1180 mg/kg dry mass [d.w.], respectively), and mn in the lung (29.5 mg/k ... | 2004 | 15450866 |
| west nile virus infection in the eastern loggerhead shrike (lanius ludovicianus migrans): pathology, epidemiology, and immunization. | an outbreak of west nile virus (wnv) infection occurred at a captive breeding facility for the endangered eastern loggerhead shrike (lanius ludovicianus migrans) in august 2002. within 10 d, five birds died; two were found dead, and the others died shortly after showing neurologic signs. west nile virus was detected in all organs examined using immunohistochemistry, and its viral genome was amplified from brain and kidney samples using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. none of the ... | 2004 | 15465722 |
| tissue distribution of metals in loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) stranded in the canary islands, spain. | | 2004 | 15530530 |
| towards disability ethics: a social science perspective. | in the social sciences, debates about the discursive and material constitution of subjectivity and identity no longer appear to be at loggerheads. this has important implications for how we are to construct a framework for thinking about disability ethics. following recent inroads in disability theory and in the sociology of ethics, we would argue that one of the aims of a disability ethics is not to view disability exclusively as a question of impairment, but to reclaim the social aspects of im ... | 2003 | 15597468 |
| genomic variation of the fibropapilloma-associated marine turtle herpesvirus across seven geographic areas and three host species. | fibropapillomatosis (fp) of marine turtles is an emerging neoplastic disease associated with infection by a novel turtle herpesvirus, fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus (fpthv). this report presents 23 kb of the genome of an fpthv infecting a hawaiian green turtle (chelonia mydas). by sequence homology, the open reading frames in this contig correspond to herpes simplex virus genes ul23 through ul36. the order, orientation, and homology of these putative genes indicate that fpthv is a ... | 2005 | 15613340 |
| trace element (cd, cu, hg, se, zn) accumulation and tissue distribution in loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) from the western mediterranean sea (southern italy). | cadmium (cd), copper (cu), mercury (hg), selenium (se) and zinc (zn) were determined in the liver, kidney and muscle of 29 loggerhead turtles, caretta caretta, from the south tyrrhenian sea (western mediterranean). no significant differences (p>0.05) were detected between males and females. trace element concentrations were not influenced by the size of the specimen except se in the liver, which was negatively correlated with the curved carapace length (p<0.001). muscles generally displayed the ... | 2005 | 15620746 |
| monitoring mercury in the loggerhead sea turtle, caretta caretta. | the validity of using blood samples and keratinized scutes for nonlethal routine monitoring of mercury (hg) in loggerhead sea turtles, caretta caretta, is evaluated in the context of how effectively these matrixes predict internal tissue hg burdens and the different temporal scales of exposure they represent. total hg (thg) was measured in blood and scutes collected from live captures (n = 34) and liver, kidney, muscle, spinal cord, blood, and scutes collected from freshly stranded loggerhead tu ... | 2005 | 15707042 |
| diseases and causes of mortality among sea turtles stranded in the canary islands, spain (1998-2001). | this paper lists the pathological findings and causes of mortality of 93 sea turtles (88 caretta caretta, 3 chelonia mydas, and 2 dermochelys coriacea) stranded on the coasts of the canary islands between january 1998 and december 2001. of these, 25 (26.88%) had died of spontaneous diseases including different types of pneumonia, hepatitis, meningitis, septicemic processes and neoplasm. however, 65 turtles (69.89%) had died from lesions associated with human activities such as boat-strike injuri ... | 2005 | 15759796 |
| conservation implications of complex population structure: lessons from the loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta). | complex population structure can result from either sex-biased gene flow or population overlap during migrations. loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) have both traits, providing an instructive case history for wildlife management. based on surveys of maternally inherited mtdna, pelagic post-hatchlings show no population structure across the northern atlantic (phi(st) < 0.001, p = 0.919), subadults in coastal habitat show low structure among locations (phi(st) = 0.01, p < 0.005), and nesting col ... | 2005 | 15969722 |
| distribution of chelonid fibropapillomatosis-associated herpesvirus variants in florida: molecular genetic evidence for infection of turtles following recruitment to neritic developmental habitats. | marine turtle fibropapillomatosis is associated with chelonid fibropapilloma-associated herpesvirus (c-fp-hv) and commonly affects juvenile green turtles (chelonia mydas) in neritic (nearshore) habitats. green turtles have a complex life history, characterized by shifts in trophic level as well as habitat during ontogeny. thus, several hypotheses can be proposed for when turtles become infected with c-fp-hv. they may acquire the virus at an early stage in the life cycle, including prenatal, hatc ... | 2005 | 16244058 |
| perfluorinated compounds in the plasma of loggerhead and kemp's ridley sea turtles from the southeastern coast of the united states. | perfluorinated compounds (pfcs) have been measured in blood of humans and wildlife and are considered globally distributed contaminants. we examined 12 pfcs in the plasma of 73 loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) and 6 kemp's ridley sea turtles (lepidochelys kempii) captured from inshore waters of core sound, north carolina (nc), and offshore waters of south carolina, georgia, and florida (sc-fl). perfluorooctanesulfonate (pfos) and perfluorooctanoic acid (pfoa) were the dominant compounds, ... | 2005 | 16382930 |
| effects of organochlorine contaminants on loggerhead sea turtle immunity: comparison of a correlative field study and in vitro exposure experiments. | several laboratory and field studies indicate that organochlorine contaminants (ocs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) and pesticides, modulate immune responses in rodents, wildlife, and humans. in the present study we examined the effects of ocs on immunity in free-ranging loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta). mitogen-induced lymphocyte proliferation responses, lysozyme activity, and oc concentrations were measured from blood samples. mitogens chosen in the lymphocyte proliferation ... | 2006 | 16393661 |
| vitellogenin in black turtle (chelonia mydas agassizii): purification, partial characterization, and validation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for its detection. | black turtle plasmatic vitellogenin (vtg) was purified from 17beta-estradiol-induced males using ion-exchange chromatography. the isolated protein was identified as vtg by its glycolipoprotein nature and amino acid sequence homology with other vertebrate vtg. it was characterized as a 500-kda dimer composed of two identical, 200- to 240-kda monomers. polyclonal antibodies raised against black turtle vtg showed high titer and specificity, as demonstrated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and w ... | 2006 | 16519309 |
| individual variation in feeding habitat use by adult female green sea turtles (chelonia mydas): are they obligately neritic herbivores? | satellite telemetry and stable isotope analysis were used to confirm that oceanic areas (where water depths are >200 m) are alternative feeding habitats for adult female green sea turtles (chelonia mydas), which have been thought to be obligate herbivores in neritic areas (where depths are <200 m). four females were tagged with satellite transmitters and tracked during post-nesting periods from ogasawara islands, japan. three females migrated to neritic habitats, while transmissions from another ... | 2006 | 16683139 |
| sex ratio estimations of loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings by histological examination and nest temperatures at fethiye beach, turkey. | hatchling sex ratios in the loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) were estimated by placing electronic temperature recorders in 21 nests at fethiye beach during 2000-2002. over the seasons, the mean temperature in the middle third of the incubation period ranged from 26.7 to 32.1 degrees c, and incubation periods ranged from 49 to 67 days. based on the mean temperatures during the middle third of the incubation period, and on histologically sexed dead hatchlings, the sex ratios of hatchlings at fe ... | 2006 | 16688438 |
| small cationic protein from a marine turtle has beta-defensin-like fold and antibacterial and antiviral activity. | egg white of marine turtle caretta caretta contains a small cationic protein but lacks lysozyme. the protein was sequenced by a combination of sequential edman degradation, carboxypeptidase digestion, nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) and electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. the protein contains 36 amino acid residues of which six are half-cysteines. the three-dimensional structure of the protein was deduced from two-dimensional nmr experiments and was observed to be similar to verte ... | 2006 | 16700051 |
| the use of dna microsatellite loci for "caretta caretta" identification. | caretta carettas, one of the members of chelonidae family, live primarily in water, except the periods of their ovulation where they come out to the shores to lay their eggs. following an incubation period of 50-60 days, the newborns return to sea water to continue their 10-12-year life. studies using marking methodology of the animals have shown that females return to the same place for ovulation every 2-3 years. the development of molecular genetic studies gives us now opportunity to trace all ... | 2006 | 16849141 |
| polychlorinated biphenyls and other chlorinated organic contaminants in the tissues of mediterranean loggerhead turtle caretta caretta. | polychlorinated biphenyls including coplanar congeners and ddt compounds were measured in different organs and tissues (liver, kidney, lung and muscle tissue) of loggerhead turtles caretta caretta from the eastern mediterranean sea. the highest levels of these compounds were found in liver (pcbs: 52.32 ng/g; ddts: 18.27 ng/g), followed by kidney (pcbs: 19.05 ng/g; ddts: 5.70 ng/g), lung (pcbs: 12.75 ng/g; ddts: 3.76 ng/g ) and muscle tissue (pcbs: 4.65 ng/g; ddts: 1.45 ng/g). pcbs revealed a pro ... | 2007 | 17239426 |
| geographic variation in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis. | we document three examples of fibropapillomatosis by histology, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qpcr), and sequence analysis from three different geographic areas. tumors compatible in morphology with fibropapillomatosis were seen in green turtles from puerto rico and san diego (california) and in a hybrid loggerhead/ hawksbill turtle from florida bay (florida). tumors were confirmed as fibropapillomas on histology, although severity of disease varied between cases. polymerase chain reac ... | 2005 | 17312778 |
| some properties of new nesting areas of sea turtles in north-eastern mediterranean situated on the extension of the samandag beach, turkey. | one of the most endangered species in tropical seas, chelonia mydas (green turtles) prefer undisturbed sand beaches to lay their eggs. while caretta caretta lays their eggs all over the mediterranean beaches of turkey, c. mydas nesting locations are limited with north-eastern site (alata, kazanli, akyatan and samandag) of the country and some beaches in cyprus. until 2003, no nesting place of both species between akyatan and samandag was recorded. from north to south, the beaches examined in 200 ... | 2006 | 17402246 |
| evaluation of doppler ultrasonography for the measurement of blood flow in young loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta). | the aim of this study was to identify ultrasound accessible blood vessels in the loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) and describe their doppler waveform patterns, peak systolic velocity, mean velocity, systolic/diastolic ratio as well as pulsatility and resistive indices. b-mode, colour and pulsed-wave doppler examinations were performed on 10 turtles. flow measurements were recorded for the left and right aorta, epigastric and internal iliac arteries, and right hepatic vein. additionally, t ... | 2008 | 17493852 |
| the olfactory receptor gene repertoires in secondary-adapted marine vertebrates: evidence for reduction of the functional proportions in cetaceans. | an olfactory receptor (or) multigene family is responsible for the well-developed sense of smell possessed by terrestrial tetrapods. mammalian or genes had diverged greatly in the terrestrial environment after the fish-tetrapod split, indicating their importance to land habitation. in this study, we analysed or genes of marine tetrapods (minke whale balaenoptera acutorostrata, dwarf sperm whale kogia sima, dall's porpoise phocoenoides dalli, steller's sea lion eumetopias jubatus and loggerhead s ... | 2007 | 17535789 |
| bartonella dna in loggerhead sea turtles. | | 2007 | 17582905 |
| two herpesviruses associated with disease in wild atlantic loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta). | herpesviruses are associated with lung-eye-trachea disease and gray patch disease in maricultured green turtles (chelonia mydas) and with fibropapillomatosis in wild sea turtles of several species. with the exception fibropapillomatosis, no other diseases of wild sea turtles of any species have been associated with herpesviral infection. in the present study, six necropsied atlantic loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) had gross and histological evidence of viral infection, including oral, r ... | 2008 | 17706378 |
| an assessment of initial body size in loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) hatchlings in turkey. | eggs, hatchlings, and adult loggerhead turtles, and incubation durations of clutches, were measured on three turkish beaches (dalyan, fethiye and göksu delta), and some physical features of nests were compared. these features were not statistically different among the beaches, except for nest depth and distance to the high water mark. there was a positive relationship between hatchling mass and egg size. the carapace length of hatchlings was correlated with both egg diameter and incubation durat ... | 2007 | 17867835 |
| fishhook lesions in loggerhead sea turtles. | this study describes four cases of loggerhead sea turtles with fishhooks in the gastrointestinal tract. two dead turtles with a hook in the esophagus had local fibrosis with an invagination of the keratinized stratified squamous epithelium surrounding the hook, isolating it from the subjacent stroma, one had a hook in the cloaca which was expelled spontaneously, and one had plication of the intestine with necrosis caused by the long monofilament line attached to the hook lodged in the esophagus. ... | 2007 | 17984272 |
| predaceous ants, beach replenishment, and nest placement by sea turtles. | ants known for attacking and killing hatchling birds and reptiles include the red imported fire ant (solenopsis invicta buren), tropical fire ant [solenopsis geminata (fabr.)], and little fire ant [wasmannia auropunctata (roger)]. we tested whether sea turtle nest placement influenced exposure to predaceous ants. in 2000 and 2001, we surveyed ants along a florida beach where green turtles (chelonia mydas l.), leatherbacks (dermochelys coriacea vandelli), and loggerheads (caretta caretta l.) nest ... | 2007 | 18284732 |
| use of baculovirus-expressed glycoprotein h in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay developed to assess exposure to chelonid fibropapillomatosis-associated herpesvirus and its relationship to the prevalence of fibropapillomatosis in sea turtles. | chelonid fibropapillomatosis-associated herpesvirus (cfphv) is an alphaherpesvirus believed to cause marine turtle fibropapillomatosis (fp). a serodiagnostic assay was developed for monitoring sea turtle populations for cfphv exposure. cfphv glycoprotein h (gh) expressed in recombinant baculovirus was used in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) to detect virus-specific 7s turtle antibodies. using captive-reared green turtles (chelonia mydas) with no history of virus exposure as "known n ... | 2008 | 18367581 |
| heavy metals in tissues from loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) from the southwestern mediterranean (spain). | cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc were measured in tissues of 21 loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) from the southwestern mediterranean coastline. mean concentrations (dry weight) of essential elements (zn and cu) were 107 and 21.6 microg/g in liver, 27.9 and 3.8 microg/g in kidney, 65.4 and 5.0 microg/g in pectoral muscle, 11.1 and 3.45 microg/g in brain, and finally 19.2 microg/g and undetected in bone, respectively. mean concentrations of heavy metals (cd and pb) were 23.4 and 2.8 microg/g in ... | 2009 | 18571722 |
| helminth component community of the loggerhead sea turtle, caretta caretta, from madeira archipelago, portugal. | the helminth fauna of pelagic-stage loggerhead sea turtles, caretta caretta, is still poorly known. here, we describe the helminth-component community of healthy, free-ranging juvenile loggerhead sea turtles captured in the waters around madeira island, portugal. fifty-seven were used in this study. the esophagus, stomach, intestine, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidneys, trachea, bronchi, urinary bladder, heart, left and right aortas, and coelomic cavity were macroscopically inspected; organs and ... | 2009 | 18576835 |
| natural beaches confer fitness benefits to nesting marine turtles. | coastal ecosystems provide vital linkages between aquatic and terrestrial habitats and thus support extremely high levels of biodiversity. however, coastlines also contain the highest densities of human development anywhere on the planet and are favoured destinations for tourists, creating a situation where the potential for negative effects on coastal species is extremely high. i gathered data on marine turtle reproductive output from the literature to determine whether coastal development nega ... | 2008 | 18765355 |
| organochlorine pesticide levels in loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) stranded in the canary islands, spain. | | 2008 | 18834602 |
| response of lake water quality to wastewater inputs from land-based fish farm located on yuvarlakçay creek in köyceğiz-dalyan specially protected area, turkey. | köyceğiz lake is located in the south-western part of turkey. the area between the köyceğiz lake and the mediterranean sea is covered with four small lakes and several canals. the surroundings of the lake, canals and forests have a great potential as a reproduction areas for mediterranean sea turtles (caretta caretta) and sheltering place for various animals. in the vicinity of this system there are agricultural areas and small settlements. in this region the most important economic activities a ... | 2009 | 18855110 |
| bartonella henselae in captive and hunter-harvested beluga (delphinapterus leucas). | previously, we reported the isolation of bartonella henselae from the blood of harbor porpoises (phocoena phocoena) and loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) from the north carolina coast. hematologic, pathologic, and microbiologic findings surrounding the death of a juvenile captive beluga in vancouver initiated an outbreak investigation designed to define the molecular prevalence of bartonella infection in belugas. using polymerase chain reaction analyses targeting the intergenic spacer reg ... | 2008 | 18957643 |
| genomic characterization of two novel reptilian papillomaviruses, chelonia mydas papillomavirus 1 and caretta caretta papillomavirus 1. | in this paper we describe the characterization of the genomes of two sea turtle papillomaviruses, chelonia mydas pv (cmpv-1) and caretta caretta pv (ccpv-1). the isolation and sequencing of the first non-avian reptilian pvs extend the evolutionary history of pvs to include all amniotes. pvs have now been described in mammals, birds and non-avian reptiles. the chelonian pvs form a distinct clade most closely related to the avian pvs. unlike the avian pvs, both chelonian pvs have canonical e6 and ... | 2009 | 18973915 |
| high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in tissues of atlantic turtles stranded in the canary islands, spain. | polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs 28, 31, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180, and 209) were measured in tissue samples (liver and fat) from 30 loggerhead turtles caretta caretta, 1 green turtle chelonia mydas, and 1 leatherback dermochelys coriacea stranded on the coasts of the canary islands, trying to establish a possible relation between pcb concentrations and the lesions and causes of death. tissues from these turtles contained higher levels of pcbs than those reported in turtles from other geographical r ... | 2009 | 19062067 |
| antibiotic resistance of gram negatives isolates from loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) in the central mediterranean sea. | previous studies on fish and marine mammals support the hypothesis that marine species harbor antibiotic resistance and therefore may serve as reservoirs for antibiotic-resistance genetic determinants. the aim of this study was to assess the resistance to antimicrobial agents of gram negative strains isolated from loggerhead sea turtles (carettacaretta). oral and cloacal swabs from 19 live-stranded loggerhead sea turtles, with hooks fixed into the gut, were analyzed. the antimicrobial resistance ... | 2009 | 19473669 |
| polychlorinated biphenyls and biotransformation enzymes in three species of sea turtles from the baja california peninsula of mexico. | concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) as well as the expression patterns of cytochrome p450 (cyp) enzymes and glutathione-s-transferase (gst) activities were measured in livers of loggerhead (caretta caretta), green (chelonia mydas), and olive ridley (lepidocheyls olivacea) sea turtles from the baja california peninsula of mexico. the mean concentrations of total pcbs were 18.1, 10.5, and 15.2 ng/g wet weight (ww) respectively for the three species and pcb 153 was the dominant conge ... | 2010 | 19623473 |
| sea turtles compensate deflection of heading at the sea surface during directional travel. | air-breathing marine animals, including sea turtles, utilise two fundamentally different environments (i.e. sea surface and underwater) during migration. many satellite telemetry studies have shown travel paths at relatively large spatio-temporal scales, discussing the orientation and navigation mechanisms that guide turtles. however, as travel paths obtained by satellite telemetry only reflect movements at the surface, little is known about movements and orientation ability underwater. in this ... | 2009 | 19946080 |
| balaenophilus manatorum (ortíz, lalana and torres, 1992) (copepoda: harpacticoida) from loggerhead sea turtles, caretta caretta, from japan and the western mediterranean: amended description and geographical comparison. | the ectoparasitic harpacticoid copepod, balaenophilus manatorum (ortíz, lalana and torres, 1992) (syn. balaenophilus umigamecolus ogawa, matsuzaki and misaki, 1997), has been reported on 3 species of marine turtles from the pacific and the mediterranean and from the west indian manatee off cuba in the caribbean. the 3 available descriptions of this species were made using light microscopy. in this paper, we provide an amended description of b. manatorum using scanning electronic microscopy (sem) ... | 2010 | 19958046 |
| accumulation and tissue distribution of heavy metals and essential elements in loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) from spanish mediterranean coastline of murcia. | sea turtles are of increasing interest as potential bioindicators of the heavy metal pollution in marine ecosystems. in the present work, concentrations of heavy metals and essential elements (as, cd, hg, pb, se, zn) in different organs and tissues (liver, kidney, muscle, bone, blood, central nervous system and skin) of loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) were determined from stranded animals found along the spanish mediterranean coastlines of murcia. relatively high average levels of as (s ... | 2010 | 19959203 |
| temporal and spatial trends of perfluorinated compounds in juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) along the east coast of the united states. | perfluorinated compounds (pfcs) are globally distributed persistent environmental contaminants. this study provides temporal trends as well as large-scale spatial trends of pfc concentrations in threatened juvenile loggerhead sea turtles near or from florida bay (fl bay), cape canaveral (fl), charleston (sc), core sound (nc), and chesapeake bay (md). pfcs were extracted from 163 plasma and serum samples using solid-phase extraction and quantified with lc-ms/ms. concentrations of six compounds si ... | 2010 | 20521819 |
| reference intervals for plasma biochemical and hematologic measures in loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) from moreton bay, australia. | biochemical and hematologic reference intervals have been reported for loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta, linnaeus 1758), but low sample numbers and simple statistical analyses have constrained their diagnostic usefulness. during june 2007-may 2008, 101 loggerhead sea turtles in moreton bay, queensland, australia, were captured by hand from boats; clinically assessed to determine health status; blood was sampled; and biochemical and hematologic variables were measured. of these turtles, 66 ... | 2010 | 20688679 |
| molecular identification and pathology of anisakis pegreffii (nematoda: anisakidae) infection in the mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta). | nematodes of genus anisakis spp. parasitize a wide range of marine hosts with marine mammals (mainly cetaceans) serving as definitive hosts, while fish, squid and other invertebrates serve as paratenic or intermediate hosts. sea turtles can act as accidental or paratenic hosts for anisakis spp. larvae, harbouring third-stage larvae unable to complete their life cycle in an ectothermic vertebrate. post-mortem examination of 96 loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) stranded along the italian co ... | 2010 | 20850929 |
| fusarium solani is responsible for mass mortalities in nests of loggerhead sea turtle, caretta caretta, in boavista, cape verde. | the fungus fusarium solani (mart.) saccardo (1881) was found to be the cause of infections in the eggs of the sea turtle species caretta caretta in boavista island, cape verde. egg shells with early and severe symptoms of infection, as well as diseased embryos were sampled from infected nests. twenty-five isolates with similar morphological characteristics were obtained. their its rrna gene sequences were similar to the genbank sequences corresponding to f. solani and their maximum identity rang ... | 2010 | 20875054 |
| genetic barcoding of marine leeches (ozobranchus spp.) from florida sea turtles and their divergence in host specificity. | ozobranchus margoi and ozobranchus branchiatus are the only two species of marine turtle leeches (ozobranchus spp.) known to inhabit the atlantic coast of the united states and the gulf of mexico. in early reports of fibropapillomatosis (fp) in green turtles (chelonia mydas), o. branchiatus was implicated as a vector in the transmission of fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus (fpthv). it is imperative that the leech species be identified to elucidate the role ozobranchus spp. may play in ... | 2011 | 21429133 |
| understanding interaction effects of climate change and fire management on bird distributions through combined process and habitat models. | avian conservation efforts must account for changes in vegetation composition and structure associated with climate change. we modeled vegetation change and the probability of occurrence of birds to project changes in winter bird distributions associated with climate change and fire management in the northern chihuahuan desert (southwestern u.s.a.). we simulated vegetation change in a process-based model (landscape and fire simulator) in which anticipated climate change was associated with doubl ... | 2011 | 21535146 |
| inclusion bodies in loggerhead erythrocytes are associated with unstable hemoglobin and resemble human heinz bodies. | | 2011 | 21538919 |
| fluke (spirorchiidae) infections in sea turtles stranded on taiwan: prevalence and pathology. | abstract the prevalence of spirorchiid fluke infections of marine turtles is high and may cause the death of the hosts throughout their ranges. virtually nothing has been reported regarding the infective status of sea turtles stranded on taiwan. between 2007 and 2010, 30 green turtles (chelonia mydas) and 2 loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta), stranded and dead, were examined for spirorchiid flukes and their eggs. twenty-four of the green turtles were juveniles, and the stranded loggerhead tu ... | 2011 | 22032290 |
| salt gland adenitis as only cause of stranding of loggerhead sea turtles caretta caretta. | the present study describes pathological and microbiological findings in 9 stranded loggerhead sea turtles caretta caretta, whose only observed lesion was bilateral purulent salt gland adenitis. histological lesions ranged from the presence of abundant eosinophilic material associated with bacterial colonies in the lumen of the central ducts of the glandular lobules to the destruction of the glandular tissue and presence of abundant eosinophilic material composed of heterophils and cell debris, ... | 2011 | 21848124 |
| review of psychotherapy as a human science. | reviews the book, psychotherapy as a human science by daniel burston and roger frie (see record 2006-12980-000). in this book, the authors show how philosophical assumptions pervade therapeutic praxis. "in our view, philosophy is inherent to the very practice of psychotherapy" (p. 2). there is a "common ground that unites the therapists of today with the philosophers of the past" (p. 17). their effort succeeds brilliantly in reconnecting psychology and philosophy and, by that homecoming, to grou ... | 2008 | 22122542 |
| experimental degradation of polymer shopping bags (standard and degradable plastic, and biodegradable) in the gastrointestinal fluids of sea turtles. | the persistence of marine debris such as discarded polymer bags has become globally an increasing hazard to marine life. to date, over 177 marine species have been recorded to ingest man-made polymers that cause life-threatening complications such as gut impaction and perforation. this study set out to test the decay characteristics of three common types of shopping bag polymers in sea turtle gastrointestinal fluids (gif): standard and degradable plastic, and biodegradable. fluids were obtained ... | 2011 | 22209368 |
| hue discrimination in hatchling loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta caretta). | | 2015 | 4661311 |
| towards the conservation of endangered avian species: a recombinant west nile virus vaccine results in increased humoral and cellular immune responses in japanese quail (coturnix japonica). | west nile virus (wnv) arrived in north america in 1999 and is now endemic. many families of birds, especially corvids, are highly susceptible to wnv and infection often results in fatality. avian species susceptible to wnv infection also include endangered species, such as the greater sage-grouse (centrocercus uropbasianuts) and the eastern loggerhead shrike (lanius ludovicianus migrans). the virus has been shown to contribute towards the likelihood of their extinction. although a clear and pres ... | 2013 | 23825633 |
| occurrence of fruiting structures allows determination of purpureocillium lilacinum as an inciting agent of pleuritis and pneumonia in a loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) by histopathologic correlation to culture. | purpureocillium lilacinum and beauveria bassiana were isolated from lung sampled at necropsy of a 12 year-old female loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) that had displayed abnormal buoyancy. histopathologic evaluation revealed pleuritis and pneumonia with non-melanized, septate hyphae and fruiting structures identical to those of p. lilacinum. this case emphasizes the importance of a histological correlate to fungal culture when environmental fungi are isolated and demonstrates the infrequen ... | 2014 | 25379399 |
| evidence of fluconazole-resistant candida species in tortoises and sea turtles. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the antifungal susceptibility of candida spp. recovered from tortoises (chelonoidis spp.) and sea turtles (chelonia mydas, caretta caretta, lepidochelys olivacea, eretmochelys imbricata). for this purpose, material from the oral cavity and cloaca of 77 animals (60 tortoises and 17 sea turtles) was collected. the collected specimens were seeded on 2% sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicol, and the identification was carried out by morphological and bioc ... | 2015 | 26363919 |
| marine leech ozobranchus margoi parasitizing loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) in rio grande do sul, brazil. | this paper reports the finding of several ozobranchus margoi (annelida: hirudinea) parasitizing a loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) that was found in the municipality of tavares, state of rio grande do sul, southern brazil. since this parasite is considered to be a vector of chelonid herpesvirus 5 (chhv-5), the leeches collected were tested for the presence of this virus. all the specimens were negative on pcr analysis. although o. margoi is considered to be a common sea turtle parasite, this ... | 2012 | 23070445 |
| phaeohyphomycoses in a free-ranging loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) from southern brazil. | this report describes the occurrence of mycotic infection in a loggerhead turtle, caretta caretta, found on mostardas beach in the state of rio grande do sul, southern brazil. the specimen was observed alive, emaciated, and died the following day. a necropsy was performed soon after death and tissue samples routinely processed for histopathological and molecular evaluation. significant pathological alterations included multifocal to coalescing, 0.5-4 cm in diameter nodules were observed througho ... | 2014 | 24947171 |
| [clusters of fusarium solani infection in juvenile captive born caretta caretta sea turtles]. | various yeasts and filamentous fungi are described as the cause of infection in sea turtles. among them, fusarium solani is responsible both for superficial and invasive infection in weakened adults (capture, stranding), and wild nest contamination, causing massive losses during hatching. we illustrate the pathogenicity of this fungus in sea turtles, through our experience with the species caretta caretta (loggerhead turtle) and its reproduction, which was obtained for the first time in 2010 at ... | 2017 | 28043787 |
| bacterial and viral pathogens detected in sea turtles stranded along the coast of tuscany, italy. | during 2014, six loggerhead turtles, caretta caretta and one green turtle, chelonia mydas, found stranded on the tuscany coast of italy, were examined for the presence of specific bacterial and viral agents, along with their role as carriers of fish and human pathogens. thirteen different species of bacteria, 10 gram negative and 3 gram positive, were identified. among them, two strains of vibrio parahaemolyticus and one strain of lactococcus garviae were recovered and confirmed by specific pcr ... | 2016 | 26931392 |
| disseminated mycobacteriosis in a stranded loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta). | a loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) was found stranded alive along the adriatic coast close to ancona, italy, displaying obtundation, tachypnea, and increased respiratory effort. it died a few hours after admission, and a postmortem examination was immediately performed. miliary yellowish nodules were evident in the liver, and a lower number in the heart, stomach, and gut wall. hundreds of whitish nodules were scattered in the lungs, with the majority of the pulmonary parenchyma being repl ... | 2014 | 25000698 |
| gastrointestinal helminth community of loggerhead sea turtle caretta caretta in the adriatic sea. | we analysed the intestinal helminth community of 70 loggerhead sea turtles caretta caretta with a curved carapace length ranging from 25 to 85.4 cm, recovered dead in neritic foraging habitats in the adriatic sea in 1995 to 2004. the overall prevalence of infection was high (70.0%), with a mean abundance of 36.8 helminth parasites per turtle. helminth fauna comprised 5 trematodes (calycodes anthos, enodiotrema megachondrus, orchidasma amphiorchis, pachypsolus irroratus, rhytidodes gelatinosus) a ... | 2012 | 22832721 |