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First detection of herpesvirus and prevalence of mycoplasma infection in free-ranging Hermann’s tortoises (Testudo hermanni), and in potential pet vectors

Peer Community Journal, 2022
Two types of pathogens cause highly contagious upper respiratory tract diseases (URTD) in Chelonians: testudinid herpesviruses (TeHV) and a mycoplasma (Mycoplasma agassizii). In captivity, these infections are frequent and can provoke outbreaks.
Ballouard, Jean-marie, Bonnet, Xavier, Jourdan, Julie, Martinez-Silvestre, Albert, Gagno, Stéphane, Fertard, Brieuc, Caron, Sébastien   +6 more
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The Tortoise and the Hare

Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023
Distance running requires a high absolute oxygen consumption, while for a breath-hold diver the opposite is preferable. We compared physiological exercise parameters and mitochondrial function in a competitive triathlete with those seen in an accomplished breath-hold diver and notice some remarkable differences, possibly explaining why both have become
Jon O. Lundberg, Tomas Schiffer, Eddie Weitzberg, Filip J. Larsen   +3 more
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Antimicrobial Resistant Salmonella in Chelonians: Assessing Its Potential Risk in Zoological Institutions in Spain

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
Salmonella is mostly noted as a food-borne pathogen, but contact with chelonians has also been reported as a source of infection. Moreover, high levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) have been reported in Salmonella isolated from wild and captive ...
Clara Marin, Bárbara Martín-Maldonado, Marta Cerdà-Cuéllar, Sandra Sevilla-Navarro, Laura Lorenzo-Rebenaque, Laura Montoro-Dasi, Alicia Manzanares, Teresa Ayats, Aida Mencía-Gutiérrez, Jaume Jordá, Fernando González, Carlos Rojo-Solís, Carlos Barros, Daniel García-Párraga, Santiago Vega   +14 more
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Molecular Evidence of Hemolivia mauritanica, Ehrlichia spp. and the Endosymbiont Candidatus Midichloria Mitochondrii in Hyalomma aegyptium Infesting Testudo graeca Tortoises from Doha, Qatar

Animals, 2020
Tick-borne agents constitute a growing concern for human and animal health worldwide. Hyalomma aegyptium is a hard tick with a three-host life cycle, whose main hosts for adults are Palearctic tortoises of genus Testudo.
Patrícia F. Barradas, Clara Lima, Luís Cardoso, Irina Amorim, Fátima Gärtner, João R. Mesquita   +5 more
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Sedation and Anesthesia of Galapagos (Chelonoidis nigra), Aldabra (Aldabrachelys gigantea), and African Spurred Tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata): A Retrospective Review (2009–2019)

Animals, 2021
Tortoises belong to the taxonomic family Testudinidae, which is considered one of the most imperiled families of the order Testudines. Anesthesia is often required for the medical and surgical management of large tortoises.
Rachel C. Turner, Bonnie J. Gatson, Jorge A. Hernandez, Amy B. Alexander, Copper Aitken-Palmer, Alessio Vigani, Darryl J. Heard   +6 more
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Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonaria) from Grenada, West Indies [PDF]

International Journal of One Health, 2020
Background and Aim: There is currently no published information on the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in pet red-footed tortoises in Grenada. Monitoring is essential to understand the dynamics of the epidemiology of Salmonella.
Ravindra Nath Sharma, Vanessa Matthew-Belmar, Roxane Nicholas-Thomas, Gitanjali Arya, Bob Holtslander, Harry Hariharan, Victor A. Amadi   +6 more
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Hyalomma aegyptium the dominant hard tick in tortoises Tesdudo hermanni boettgeri found in different regions of Albania

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
The purpose of this study was to estimate the level of hard tick infestation in the tortoise subspecies Testudo hermanni boettgeri living within the free-range hills and mountains of four regions of central and south Albania.
Bejo Bizhga, Bektaş Sönmez, Laurent Bardhaj, Kurtesh Sherifi, Ozan Gündemir, Sokol Duro   +5 more
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Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises

Scientific Reports, 2021
We present 10 nearly complete mitochondrial genomes of the extinct tortoise Chelonoidis alburyorum from the Bahamas. While our samples represent morphologically distinct populations from six islands, their genetic divergences were shallow and resembled ...
Christian Kehlmaier, Nancy A. Albury, David W. Steadman, Eva Graciá, Richard Franz, Uwe Fritz   +5 more
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Epidemiological Investigation of a Mortality Event in a Translocated Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Population in Northwest Florida

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Nokuse Plantation, a 22,055 ha private conservation preserve in northwest Florida, is a recipient site for gopher tortoises translocated from development sites in Florida.
Rebecca A. Cozad, Rebecca A. Cozad, Sonia M. Hernandez, Sonia M. Hernandez, Terry M. Norton, Terry M. Norton, Tracey D. Tuberville, Nicole I. Stacy, Nancy L. Stedman, Matthew J. Aresco   +9 more
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Desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) are selective herbivores that track the flowering phenology of their preferred food plants. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Previous studies of desert tortoise foraging ecology in the western Mojave Desert suggest that these animals are selective herbivores, which alter their diet according to the temporal availability of preferred food plants. These studies, however, did not
W Bryan Jennings, Kristin H Berry
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