Vibrio damsela infection in a stranded leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea).
Necropsy of a stranded adult leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) determined that the animal died as a result of valvular endocarditis and septicemia. Vibrio damsela was isolated from the endocardial thrombus. The route of entry for infection probably was through the gastrointestinal tract.
Obendorf
D L
DL
Tasmanian Department of Agriculture, Mt. Pleasant Laboratories, Australia.
Carson
J
J
McManus
T J
TJ
D000818:Animals; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014426:Turtles; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*