Naslov
Monitoring of health status of the olm (Proteus anguinus) in captivity

Autori
Lukač, Maja ; Prukner-Radovčić, Estella ; Horvatek, Danijela ; Cizelj, Ivan ; Martinković, Franjo ; Jelić, Dušan ; Gottstein, Željko

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

Izvornik
Zbornik sažetaka, Hrvatski biološki kongres s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem / Klobučar, Goran ; Kopjar, Nevenka ; Gligora, Udović, Marija ; Lukša, Žaklin ; Jelić, Dušan - Zagreb : Hrvatsko biološko društvo, 2015, 189-189

Skup
"12. Hrvatski biološki kongres s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem"

Mjesto i datum
Sveti Martin na Muri, Hrvatska, 18.09.2015. - 23.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
olm; health status; microorganisms

Sažetak
Within the conservation of Proteus anguinus (the olm) project in Croatia, besides the field observations, in situ investigation of the species is also carried out.Since there is a lack of information on physiological flora and microorganisms which can compromise the olm’s health, the aim of the veterinary part of the project is to learn as much as possible about the health status of these animals. In order to distinguish between physiological microflora, opportunistic and true pathogens, and to provide the right treatment, if necessary, the followings tests are performed:(1) Standard microbiology of oral cavity, cloacal and skin swabs ; (2) Parasitological tests of feces, intestinal scrapings and organs of dead specimens – native preparations and prints ; (3) Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (BD) and Ranavirus tests ofskin swabs by the Real Time PCR method ; (4) Chlamydia sp. test oforal cavity and cloacal swabs by the Real time PCR method ; (5) Autopsy and pathohistologyof dead specimens, to get more information on various organ anatomy and function. So far, a larger number of soil microorganisms were identified, such as Aeromonas hydrophila and Aspergillus flavus, potential causes of disease in amphibians under suboptimal conditions. Bacteria species, such as Janchtinobacterium lividum, which could participate in prevention of BD infection in certain amphibian species were also identified. Parasitological tests of fecal samples revealed the presence of pseudoparasites from water. All the animals analyzed so far have been negative for BD, Ranavirus and Chlamydia sp.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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