Bilateral Chronic Shoulder Infections in an Adult Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Guthrie ◽  
Jeff George ◽  
Thomas W. deMaar
Keyword(s):  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Green Sea Turtle

Immunological studies with the gonadotropins and their subunits from the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas

1977 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Licht ◽  
Duncan S. MacKenzie ◽  
Harold Papkoff ◽  
Susan Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Green Sea Turtle

Identification of Papilloma-Like Virus Particles in Cell Lines Derived from Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) With Fibropapilloma

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1158-1159
Author(s):  
Yuanan Lu ◽  
Vivek R. Nerurkar ◽  
Tina M. Weatherby ◽  
Richard Yanagihara
Keyword(s):  
Cell Lines ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Green Sea Turtle ◽  
Virus Particles ◽  
Green Sea Turtles ◽  
Multiple Organs ◽  
Isolation And Characterization

The near epidemic occurrence of fibropapilloma in green sea turtle (Chelonia my das) (Figure 1) significantly threatens the survival of this species which is protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Although collective evidence suggests a viral etiology, the causative virus of green sea turtle fibropapilloma has not been isolated. To facilitate the isolation and characterization of the causative virus(es), we established 13 cell lines from multiple organs/tissues (tumor, kidney, lung, heart, gall bladder, testis, and skin) of green sea turtles with fibropapilloma. Serial subcultivation of cell lines derived from lungs, testis, eye soft tissues and tumors resulted in the formation of tumor-like aggregates, which attained sizes of 1-2 mm in diameter within two weeks (Figure 2). Media from such cultures, when inoculated onto cells derived from healthy turtle embryos, produced similar tumor-like aggregates, suggesting the presence of a transmissible agent.

The Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas): mating, nesting and hatching on a farm

2009 ◽  
Vol 177 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlin H. Simon ◽  
Glenn F. Ulrich ◽  
Alan S. Parkes
Keyword(s):  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Green Sea Turtle

Predation on green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, hatchlings by invasive rats

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Gronwald ◽  
Quentin Genet ◽  
Margaux Touron
Keyword(s):  
Food Source ◽  
Sea Turtles ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Green Sea Turtle ◽  
Green Sea Turtles ◽  
Invasive Rats

We used camera traps to identify invasive Rattus rattus as predators at a green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, nest in French Polynesia. The footage shows that the hatchlings are a familiar food source for rats and that the control of invasive rats has to be considered for the protection of endangered green sea turtles.

IMMUNOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF CAPTIVE GREEN SEA TURTLE (CHELONIA MYDAS) WITH ULCERATIVE DERMATITIS

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 837-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Alberto Muñoz ◽  
Sergio Estrada-Parra ◽  
Andrés Romero-Rojas ◽  
Erik Gonzalez-Ballesteros ◽  
Thierry M. Work ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Green Sea Turtle ◽  
Immunological Evaluation

scholarly journals Exertional Myopathy in a Juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Entangled in a Large Mesh Gillnet

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brianne E. Phillips ◽  
Sarah A. Cannizzo ◽  
Matthew H. Godfrey ◽  
Brian A. Stacy ◽  
Craig A. Harms
Keyword(s):  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Blood Gas ◽  
Histological Changes ◽  
Green Sea Turtle ◽  
Incidental Capture ◽  
Pamlico Sound

A juvenile female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was found entangled in a large mesh gillnet in Pamlico Sound, NC, and was weak upon presentation for treatment. Blood gas analysis revealed severe metabolic acidosis and hyperlactatemia. Plasma biochemistry analysis showed elevated aspartate aminotransferase and creatine kinase, marked hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and hyperkalemia. Death occurred within 24 hours of presentation despite treatment with intravenous and subcutaneous fluids and sodium bicarbonate. Necropsy revealed multifocal to diffuse pallor of the superficial and deep pectoral muscles. Mild, multifocal, and acute myofiber necrosis was identified by histopathological examination. While histological changes in the examined muscle were modest, the acid-base, mineral, and electrolyte abnormalities were sufficiently severe to contribute to this animal’s mortality. Exertional myopathy in reptiles has not been well characterized. Sea turtle mortality resulting from forced submergence has been attributed to blood gas derangements and seawater aspiration; however, exertional myopathy may also be an important contributing factor. If possible, sea turtles subjected to incidental capture and entanglement that exhibit weakness or dull mentation should be clinically evaluated prior to release to minimize the risk of delayed mortality. Treatment with appropriate fluid therapy and supportive care may mitigate the effects of exertional myopathy in some cases.

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