Publications by authors named "Hillary Braverman"
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- The study assessed the clinical data of 50 cold-stunned Kemp's ridley turtles with Enterococcus spp infections during their rehabilitation from 2006 to 2012.
- The turtles showed various clinical signs like lethargy and anorexia, and infections were confirmed through blood and tissue cultures, supported by additional diagnostic tests.
- Most turtles (79%) that were diagnosed before death successfully recovered and were released back into the wild, highlighting the importance of recognizing and treating these infections for effective rehabilitation.
Green algal infection of American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) exoskeletal structures.
J Invertebr Pathol
September 2012
Degenerative lesions in the dorsum of the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) exoskeleton, eyes, arthrodial membrane, and base of the telson were documented in a population of wild caught laboratory animals. The disease can lead to loss of tissue structure and function, deformed shells, abnormal molting, loss of ocular structures, erosion of interskeletal membranes, and cardiac hemorrhage. Microscopy, histopathology, and in vitro culture confirmed the causative agent to be a green algae of the family Ulvaceae.
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