Record #:

28266

Author(s):

Carter, Shawn L.; Horne, Brian D.; Herman, Dennis W.; Nichols, Donald K.; Haas, Carola A.; Mitchell, Joseph C.

Abstract:

Necropsy of two wild-caught bog turtles, Glyptemys muhlenbergii, found dead in 1982 and 1995 under similar conditions in North Carolina and Virginia revealed large numbers of bacteria in the lungs. This suggested bacterial pneumonia as the primary cause of death.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 4, Winter 2005, p170-173, bibl

Subject(s):

Turtles; Bacterial diseases