Mycotic pneumonia in mariculture-reared green sea turtles.
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 pneumonia.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014426:Turtles / Q000382:microbiology