Identification of Austwickia chelonae as cause of cutaneous granuloma in endangered crocodile lizards using metataxonomics

The crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus Ahl, 1930) is an endangered reptile species, and in recent years many have died from diseases, especially the rescued and breeding individuals. However, pathogens underlying these diseases are unclear. In this study, we report our effort in rapidly iden...

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Main Authors: Haiying Jiang, Xiujuan Zhang, Linmiao Li, Jinge Ma, Nan He, Haiyang Liu, Richou Han, Huiming Li, Zhengjun Wu, Jinping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6574.pdf