Naslov
Diagnosis, treatment and clinical signs of Saprolegnia sp. infection in olms (Proteus anguinus)

Autori
Lukač, Maja ; Cizelj, Ivan ; Jelić, Dušan, Mutschmann, Frank

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals 2015 / Szentiks, C, A ; Schumann, A - Berlin : Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, 2015, 162-164

Skup
International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals 2015

Mjesto i datum
Barcelona, Španjolska, 13.05.2015. - 16.05.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Saprolegnia sp.; Olms; Treatment

Sažetak
Proteus anguinus (the olm) is the only real cave dwelling vertebrate found in Europe, and an amphibian endemic to subterranean caves of the Dinaric carst. Despite of its popularity, a general knowledge of the olm’s ecology and biology is limited. Because of that reason, Croatian Herpetological Society together with its partners started the research and conservation project on the olms, which includes the field and ex situ research. For the purpose of ex situ research, flushed out animals and animals from their natural habitats are kept in specially designed cold room situated at the back stage of Zagreb Zoo. Two years ago, fluffy changes appeared over the whole body of nine flushed out animals and despite the treatment introduced immediately, they died within five days after symptom appearance. The standard microbiology and histology of the skin of the dead animals revealed the presence of Saprolegnia sp. infection in all animals. Other pathogens such as Ranavirus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Chlamydia sp. were ruled out both by molecular methods and histology.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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