3 research outputs found
State of the art in 2D content representation and compression
Livrable D1.3 du projet ANR PERSEECe rapport a été réalisé dans le cadre du projet ANR PERSEE (n° ANR-09-BLAN-0170). Exactement il correspond au livrable D3.1 du projet
State of the art in texture analysis and synthesis
Livrable D2.1 du projet ANR PERSEECe rapport a été réalisé dans le cadre du projet ANR PERSEE (n° ANR-09-BLAN-0170). Exactement il correspond au livrable D2.1 du projet
Balaenophilus manatorum in Debilitated and Bycatch-Derived Loggerhead Sea Turtles Caretta caretta from Northwestern Adriatic Sea
Balenophilus manatorum (Copepoda: Harpaticoida) is one of the few components of the
epibiontic fauna of Caretta caretta that show a “true” parasitic association with their host. From
rrosive to ulcerative cutaneous lesions may seldom appear as a consequence of the copepod feeding
on keratin on turtles’ skin. Debilitating Turtle Syndrome (DTS) is the final outcome of a chronic
insufficient assumption of nutrients, generally occurring with the impairment of immune functions
and high epibiota burdens. In this survey, the presence of B. manatorum in C. caretta from the
Northwestern Adriatic Sea was investigated and the relation between infection indices and the
co-occurrence of DTS was studied. Clinical examination was performed at the time of rescue,
including routine hematological assessment; external parasites were isolated mechanically from
turtles’ skin and morphologically identified through observation with an optic microscope and SEM.
Ten turtles were classified as affected by DTS, all of them being small juveniles with typical clinical
and clinicopathological presentation. A higher prevalence, abundance, and density of infection
were found in turtles affected by the syndrome. The presence of massive skin coverage by the
burrowing barnacle Pletylepas hexastylos prevented a proper evaluation of the pathology associated
with B. manatorum in turtles affected by DTS. In any event, eventual skin damages caused by the
parasite may represent a port of entry for secondary infections in such immunocompromised animals.
Therefore, infection by B. manatorum should not go overlooked in debilitated turtles and should be
opportunely treated