DAO 135:151-156 (2019) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03388
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Fatal Photobacterium damselae-induced enteritis in a leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea
Arturo Oliver-Guimerá1, María Lourdes Abarca2,3, María Cuvertoret-Sanz4, Mariano Domingo2,4,5,*
*Corresponding author: mariano.domingo@uab.cat
ABSTRACT: Stranded leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea complete pathology reports are rare, and the cause of mortality is difficult to determine in many cases. We conducted a complete pathological study of a stranded leatherback turtle from the western Mediterranean. The main finding was a fibrino-necrotizing enteritis with associated bacteria which were identified as Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae according to biochemical and phenotypical characteristics. This report provides evidence of the pathogenic effect of this bacterium in wild sea turtles.
KEY WORDS: Photobacterium damselae · Dermochelys coriacea · Necrotizing enteritis · Intestinal bacteria · Vibrionaceae · Stranded animal
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(2019) Fatal Photobacterium damselae-induced enteritis in a leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea. Dis Aquat Org 135:151-156. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03388
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