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Identification of bacteria present in ulcerative stomatitis lesions of captive sea turtles Chelonia mydas
Identification of bacteria present in ulcerative stomatitis lesions of captive sea turtles Chelonia mydas
- Source :
- Veterinary research communications. 42(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Anthropogenic activities, predation, and diseases have contributed to a decrease in the sea turtle population in recent years. Ulcerative stomatitis is a condition that occurs in both wild and captive populations. The etiology of this condition is associated with bacteria such as E. coli, Citrobacter diversus, Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas spp., Flavobacter calcoaceticus, Staphylococcus spp., and Flavobacterium spp. Some of these microorganisms are part of the oral microbiota of turtles, but alterations in the immune response can disturb the homeostatic relationship and cause an increase in the population of microorganisms, which in turn can cause disease. This work presents results on the isolation and identification of bacteria present in ulcerative stomatitis lesions in captive C. mydas turtles. Oral mucosa samples from 20 clinically healthy turtles and ten animals with ulcerative stomatitis lesions were studied. The samples were cultivated in enriched and differential media, and the identification was made using an automated method. The results showed a great diversity of bacteria in animals with ulcerative stomatitis with a higher prevalence of S. lentus and C. braakii was higher (60 and 50%, respectively) than in healthy animals. E. faecium was identified in 40% of diseased animals and 55% healthy animals. Turtles in this study had a diverse oral microbiota, and S. lentus and C. braakii may be involved in the etiopathogenesis of ulcerative stomatitis.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Klebsiella
040301 veterinary sciences
Population
medicine.disease_cause
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
Microbiology
0403 veterinary science
03 medical and health sciences
Ulcerative Stomatitis
medicine
Animals
Oral mucosa
education
Mexico
Citrobacter
education.field_of_study
Mouth
General Veterinary
biology
Bacteria
Microbiota
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
General Medicine
Bacteria Present
biology.organism_classification
Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative
Turtles
030104 developmental biology
medicine.anatomical_structure
Staphylococcus
Flavobacterium
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15737446
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Veterinary research communications
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....74059bd7f19d92c6dc488a047b697972