Journal of Wildlife Diseases · 2001 · 44 citations · 5 references
BiologyMicrobial DiversityPotential PathogensZoonotic DiseaseEntomologyNasal CavityAerobic BacteriaMicrobial EcologyEnvironmental MicrobiologyMicrobiologyMedicineClinical MicrobiologyAerobic CulturingHealth Sciences
Aerobic bacteria were collected from three free-ranging desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) populations in the eastern Mojave Desert (Arizona, Utah; USA) from 1989 to 1993, and from two free-ranging populations in the central Sonoran Desert (Arizona, USA) from 1990 to 1994. Six species of nasal bacteria and 18 species of cloacal bacteria were identified. At least one potential pathogen was found in the nasal cavity (Pasteurella testudinis), and at least two potential pathogens in the cloaca (Pseudomonas spp., Salmonella spp.).
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Mycoplasma agassizii causes upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise
Mary B. Brown, I M Schumacher, Paul Klein et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1994 · 186 citations · Full text