Abstract
Ophidiomycosis threatens snakes worldwide. We swabbed free-ranging Lake Erie watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon insularum) for quantitative PCR detection of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola before and after group and individual holding in pillowcases. Our results indicate that group, rather than individual, holding does not significantly increase detection of O. ophidiicola DNA.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 980-982 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of wildlife diseases |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2021 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecology