Plasma proteins and leukocyte kinetics of turtles (Podocnemis unifilis (Troschel, 1848)) inoculated with inactivated Escherichia coli

Plasma proteins and leukocyte kinetics of turtles (Podocnemis unifilis (Troschel, 1848)) inoculated with inactivated Escherichia coli

The plasma protein fractions and leukocyte response induced by an experimental subcutaneous inoculation of Escherichia coli isolated and inactivated in turtlesin captivity ( Podocnemis unifilis —“tracajá”), were evaluated. The animals were divided into two groups (test group and control) with 10 tur...

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Published in:Comparative clinical pathology Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 305 - 310
Main Authors: Costa, Maria Beatriz Fraga, Costa, Regina Mamede, Boldrin, Marcillo Altoé, Neto, Evandro Pereira, Júnior, Paulo Dias Ferreira, de Deus Santos, Marcelo Renan, Lenz, Dominik
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 01-02-2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Blood
Captivity
E coli
Erythrocytes
Escherichia coli
Hematology
Inflammation
Inoculation
Lymphocytosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Original Article
Pathology
Plasma proteins
Podocnemis unifilis
Electrophoresis
Immunology
Hematology
Serum biochemistry
Chelonians
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Summary:The plasma protein fractions and leukocyte response induced by an experimental subcutaneous inoculation of Escherichia coli isolated and inactivated in turtlesin captivity ( Podocnemis unifilis —“tracajá”), were evaluated. The animals were divided into two groups (test group and control) with 10 turtles each. Blood samples from all animals were collected the day before the inoculation and at days 15, 28, 42 and 125 days in both groups. The inoculation of E. coli did not significantly alter the red blood cell count, but the serial collection of blood led to a mild normochromic macrocytic anemia.The inoculation of E. coli was not responsible for the observed changes in erythrogram. The leukocyte count showed an inflammatory process indistinct for the presence of E. coli , except for the lymphocytosis observed in the test group. The determination of the A:G ratio proved useful in the detection of immunoglobulin production responsive to inoculation with E. coli .
ISSN:1618-5641
1618-565X
DOI:10.1007/s00580-019-03059-x