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• Aeromonas induced polyostotic osteomyelitis in a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta

  Dis Aquat Org 132:79-84 (2018)

  Bacterial bone infections have been occasionally reported in wild sea turtles. This study reports on a sub-adult Caretta caretta affected by Aeromonas hydrophila osteomyelitis, with extensive…

  Keywords: Polyostotic osteomyelitis, Caretta caretta, Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacterial bone infection

  Authors: Pace A, Meomartino L, Affuso A, Mennonna G, Hochscheid S, Dipineto L

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03305

• Histopathological, ultrastructural and molecular phylogenetic analysis of a novel microsporidium in a loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta

  Dis Aquat Org 129:31-39 (2018)

  Microsporidial spores were identified in the musculature of a loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta found dead on the shore in New Brunswick, Canada. Gastroenteritis was diagnosed on gross postmortem…

  Keywords: Microsporidium, Small subunit rRNA, SSU rRNA, Caretta caretta, Muscle, Reptile

  Authors: Martinson SA, Greenwood SJ, Wadowska D, Martin K

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03234

• Sex ratios of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean Sea

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 324:281-285 (2006)

  Species with environmental sex determination may show sex ratios that differ from 1:1; therefore, sex ratio is an important variable when studying the population dynamics of these species. For…

  Keywords: Sex ratio, Caretta caretta, Mediterranean, Juvenile sea turtles

  Authors: Casale P, Lazar B, Pont S, Tomás J, Zizzo N, Alegre F, Badillo J, Di Summa A, Freggi D, Lacković G, Raga JA, Rositani L, Tvrtkovi´c N

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps324281