ECOLOGY The scope of mycoplasmology has been con-siderably widened during the last
few years. Not only has the total number of species been brought to over 60 (329), but …

Tortoise mycoplasmosis is one of the most extensively characterized infectious diseases of
chelonians. A 1989 outbreak of upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) in free-ranging …

The keeping of exotic pets is currently under debate and governments of several countries
are increasingly exploring the regulation, or even the banning, of exotic pet keeping. Major …

The genus Mycoplasma, including species earlier classified in the genera Eperythrozoon
and Haemobartonella, contains~ 120 species and constitutes an extensively polyphyletic …

The Revised Road Map to the Manual Page 1 159 The Revised Road Map to the Manual
George M. Garrity, Julia A. Bell and Timothy Lilburn INTRODUCTION The Second Edition of …

A novel siadenovirus was identified in the Sulawesi tortoise (Indotestudo forsteni). A group
of 105 Sulawesi tortoises was obtained by the Turtle Survival Alliance. Many of the tortoises …

Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), a threatened species of the southwestern
United States, has severely declined to the point where 76% of populations in critical habitat …

We tested samples from 1,015 chelonians in Europe for Mycoplasma spp., herpesviruses,
ranaviruses, picornaviruses, and ferlaviruses by PCR. Mycoplasma spp. were detected in …

Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) populations have experienced precipitous declines
resulting from the cumulative impact of habitat loss and human and disease-related …

Mycoplasmas are an important cause of upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) in desert
tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) and have been a main focus in attempts to mitigate disease …