| detection and partial characterization of herpesviruses from egyptian tortoises (testudo kleinmanni) imported into italy from libya. | a group of approximately 370 egyptian tortoises (testudo kleinmanni) and 36 spur-thighed tortoises (testudo graeca) were illegally imported into italy from libya. within 6 mo of their entry into italy, all but 40 of the egyptian tortoises had died with signs of severe stomatitis. herpesviruses were detected from the tongues of seven egyptian tortoises by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and virus isolation. sequencing of a portion of the ul39 homologue of the herpesviruses from three different to ... | 2009 | 19368266 |
| intestinal cryptosporidium sp. infection in the egyptian tortoise, testudo kleinmanni. | an adult egyptian tortoise (testudo kleinmanni) presented with clinical signs of enteritis and died 5 weeks after initiation of antibiotic therapy. histological examination of the small intestine revealed heavy infection with cryptosporidium sp.; over 80% of epithelial cells harboured the pathogen. no cryptosporidium developmental stages were present in the stomach or the lungs. the intestinal lamina propria and mucosa were infiltrated by heterophils, lymphocytes and macrophages. the present stu ... | 1998 | 9925268 |
| phylogenetic relationships among the species of the genus testudo (testudines: testudinidae) inferred from mitochondrial 12s rrna gene sequences. | to test phylogenetic relationships within the genus testudo (testudines: testudinidae), we have sequenced a fragment of the mitochondrial (mt) 12s rrna gene of 98 tortoise specimens belonging to the genera testudo, indotestudo, and geochelone. maximum likelihood and neighbor-joining methods identify two main clades of mediterranean tortoises, one composed of the species testudo graeca, testudo marginata, and testudo kleinmanni and a second of testudo hermanni, testudo horsfieldii, and indotestud ... | 2002 | 11820839 |
| egyptian tortoise conservation: a community-based, field research program developed from a study on a captive population. | local community participation and ex situ conservation has the potential to assist the recovery of the endangered egyptian tortoise, testudo kleinmanni. we initiated an in situ community-based conservation and research program from a captive population of t. kleinmanni. we used a captive population of the egyptian tortoise to train a member of the local community as a research technician and used his indigenous tracking skills and knowledge of the area to collect activity and dietary data on 28 ... | 2007 | 19360589 |