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1 December 2016 Detection of a Mycoplasma sp. in a Python (Morelia spilota) with Stomatitis
Rachel E. Marschang, Kim O. Heckers, Janosch Dietz, Ekaterina Kolesnik
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Stomatitis was observed in three carpet pythons (Morelia spilota) from a large mixed collection in Germany. All affected animals were euthanized and one was submitted for diagnostic testing. No viruses were detected in tissues from this animal, but a novel Mycoplasma sp. related to mycoplasmas previously described in tortoises in Europe was detected in the oral mucosa. While the role of Mycoplasma spp. in disease in squamates is unknown, this is the third report of a Mycoplasma sp. related to respiratory disease in a snake.

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Rachel E. Marschang, Kim O. Heckers, Janosch Dietz, and Ekaterina Kolesnik "Detection of a Mycoplasma sp. in a Python (Morelia spilota) with Stomatitis," Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 26(3-4), 90-93, (1 December 2016). https://doi.org/10.5818/1529-9651-26.3-4.90
Published: 1 December 2016
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KEYWORDS
Carpet python
Morelia spilota
Mycoplasma
PCR
respiratory disease
snake
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