PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS IN HATCHLING AND POSTHATCHLING LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA) FROM FLORIDA
PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS IN HATCHLING AND POSTHATCHLING LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA) FROM FLORIDA
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DOI：
10.7589/0090-3558-45.4.962
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发表时间：
2009-10-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Baldwin, Charles A.
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作者：
Miller, Debra L.;Wyneken, Jeanette;Baldwin, Charles A.
为了确定影响濒危棱皮海龟(Dermochelys Coriacea)生存的关键健康问题，对几只死巢孵化的海龟和圈养的准雏龟进行了一项前瞻性研究，以检查病理变化和病原微生物的存在。发现了大量的组织病理学改变。虽然在圈养个体的死亡中怀疑是细菌引起的，但没有确定单一的致病微生物，而是培养了混合的细菌群。在大多数样本中观察到的肌肉退化暗示了物种生存的潜在环境因素，需要进一步研究。
In an attempt to identify critical health issues affecting the survival of endangered leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), a prospective study was conducted in several dead-in-nest hatchlings and captive posthatchlings to examine pathologic changes and presence of pathogenic microorganisms. Numerous histopathologic changes were identified. Although bacterial etiologies were suspected in deaths of captive individuals, a single causative organism was not identified but rather, a mixed population of bacterial flora was cultured. Muscle degeneration observed in most samples implicates a potential environmental factor in species survival and needs future investigation.