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	MYCOPLASMA PREVALENCE IN A REINTRODUCED GOPHER TORTOISE (GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS) POPULATION
	Elbers, Jean P.1; Taylor, Sabrina S.
通讯作者	Elbers, Jean P.
来源期刊	HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY
ISSN	2151-0733
EISSN	1931-7603
出版年	2019
卷号	14 期号:3 页码:568-577
英文摘要	Season can affect many aspects of reptile biology not only because of hormonal changes, but also because of the close association between environmental and reptile internal body temperatures. Despite its importance to disease susceptibility and resistance, we know very little about the effects of seasonality on reptile immune responses. Here, we performed a pilot study to test the effects of season, sex, and immune gene variation on immunocompetence in a species of conservation concern, the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphentus). We examined free-ranging Gopher Tortoises from a reintroduced Louisiana population in June and September for presence/absence of Mycophisma spp., organisms associated with upper respiratory tract disease in Gopher Tortoises, and production of Mycoplasma antibodies, an indication of exposure to Mycopiasma. We also sequenced part of an immune gene in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), and related MHC haplotype, season, sex, and the sex by season interaction to immunocompetence as estimated by microbiocidal killing assays. This pilot research provides an important first step in estimating variability of the parameters examined as well as identifying an appropriate sample size for future research. Our results suggest MHC haplotype and season may influence microbiocidal killing, but our analyses are likely underpowered, especially given the small (partial eta(2) = 0.036) and miniscule effect sizes (partial eta(2) = 4.0e-(7)) of parameters predicting C. alhictuts and E. coli killing, respectively. Mycoplasma was not detected in nasal flushes, and only one tortoise was positive for Mycoplassna agassizii antibodies. These results indicate a reintroduced tortoise population that is relatively free of Mycoplasma.
英文关键词	bacterial killing assay Gopher Tortoise immunocompetence MHC variation microbiocidal killing assay
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	USA
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000504841900005
WOS关键词	RESPIRATORY-TRACT DISEASE ; CONSTITUTIVE IMMUNITY ; SEASONAL-CHANGES ; MOJAVE DESERT ; HOME-RANGE ; BURROW USE ; AGASSIZII ; RESISTANCE ; ALLELES ; HERPESVIRUS
WOS类目	Zoology
WOS研究方向	Zoology
EI主题词	2019-12-01
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/311042
作者单位	1.Louisiana State Univ, Sch Renewable Nat Resources, 227 Raw Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA; 2.AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Elbers, Jean P.,Taylor, Sabrina S.. MYCOPLASMA PREVALENCE IN A REINTRODUCED GOPHER TORTOISE (GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS) POPULATION[J],2019,14(3):568-577.
APA	Elbers, Jean P.,&Taylor, Sabrina S..(2019).MYCOPLASMA PREVALENCE IN A REINTRODUCED GOPHER TORTOISE (GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS) POPULATION.HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY,14(3),568-577.
MLA	Elbers, Jean P.,et al."MYCOPLASMA PREVALENCE IN A REINTRODUCED GOPHER TORTOISE (GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS) POPULATION".HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY 14.3(2019):568-577.