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Fatal Bronchopneumonia and Tracheitis in a Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Caused by Serratia proteamaculans. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12151891. [PMID: 35892541 PMCID: PMC9331705 DOI: 10.3390/ani12151891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
A free-ranging subadult, male green turtle (Chelonia mydas) presented with radiographic evidence of pneumonia and died acutely. On necropsy, the trachea and bronchi were plugged by diphtheritic membranes, comprised of fibrin, necrotic debris, and colonies of bacilli, identified as Serratia proteamaculans. S. proteamaculans, typically considered an opportunistic plant pathogen, has rarely been described as causing disease in animals. This is the first report of S. proteamaculans causing severe necrotizing tracheitis and bronchopneumonia in a reptile.
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Montello MA, Goulder KD, Pisciotta RP, McFarlane WJ. Historical Trends in New York State Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Stranding-to-Release: 1998–2019. CHELONIAN CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.2744/ccb-1506.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Maxine A. Montello
- New York Marine Rescue Center, 467 East Main, Riverhead, New York 11901 USA [; ]
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- New York Marine Rescue Center, 467 East Main, Riverhead, New York 11901 USA [; ]
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- Division of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computing, Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, New York 10477 USA []
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