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Roberts, J. F., Whipps, C. M., Bartholomew, J. L., Schneider, L., & Jacobson, E. R. (2008). Myxidium scripta n. sp. identified in urinary and biliary tract of louisiana-farmed red-eared slider turtles trachemys scripta elegans. Diseases of aquatic organisms, 80, 199–209.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Roberts2008 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Einzeller = protozoa, Emydidae, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Trachemys, Trachemys scripta, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Bartholomew, Jacobson, Roberts, Schneider, Whipps Collection: Diseases of aquatic organisms |
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ABSTRACT: During a necropsy investigation of a mortality event occurring at a turtle farm in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, spores of a myxozoan were identified in the renal tubules in 3 of 6, the gall bladder lumen in 2 of 6, and the bile ductule in 1 of 6 red eared slider turtles Trachemys scripta elegans. In total, myxozoa were identified in 4 of 6 turtles. In 1 turtle, renal tubules contained numerous mature spores, had epithelial hyperplasia, granulomatous transformation, compression of adjacent tubules and interstitial lymphocytic nephritis. The genus of myxozoan was Myxidium, based on spore morphology in cytological preparations, in histologic section, and by electron microscopy. In cytological preparation the spores had mean dimensions of 18.8 × 5.1 µm and a mean polar capsule dimension of 6.6 × 3.5 µm. Electron microscopy showed renal tubules contained plasmodia with disporoblasts with spores in various stages of maturation. Ultrastructure of mature spores demonstrated a capsule containing 2 asymmetrical overlapping valves and polar capsules containing a polar filament coiled 6 to 8 times and surrounded by a membrane composed of a double layer wall. The small subunit rDNA gene sequence was distinct from all other Myxidium species for which sequences are available. Additionally, this is the first Myxidium species recovered from a North American chelonian to receive genetic analysis. Although T. s. elegans is listed as a host for Myxidium chelonarum, this newly described species of Myxidium possessed larger spores with tapered ends; thus, we described it as a new species, Myxidium scripta n. sp. This report documents a clinically significant nephropathy and genetic sequence from a Myxidium parasite affecting a freshwater turtle species in North America. KEY WORDS: Myxidium · Trachemys scripta elegans · Red-eared slider turtle · Myxozoa · Kidney · Nephritis · Ultrastructure · rDNA sequence
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