Mycotic Pneumonia in Mariculture-Reared Green Sea Turtles
Jacobson ER, Gaskin JM, Shields RP, White FH. 1979. Mycotic Pneumonia in Mariculture-Reared Green Sea Turtles. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA). 175(9):929-933
Microbiologic examination of 29 juvenile green sea turtles with a buoyancy abnormality revealed pulmonary infection with Sporotrichium sp, Cladosporium sp, and Paecilomyces sp. Histologic examination of the lungs revealed granulomatous lesions containing branching septate hyphae. The diagnosis was mycotic pneumoma.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Jacobson, Elliott; Gaskin, Jack; Shields, Robert; White, Franklin
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- buoyancy abnormality, Clinical observations, green sea turtles, Microbiology, mycotic disease, septate hyphae