Table 1.
Parasites and Enterobacteriaceae detected in 30 Caretta caretta recovered along the western and eastern coasts of southern Italy
| Turtle ID | Faecal samples | Cloacal swabs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parasites | EPG/OPGa | Bacteriab | |
| WEST 01 | Trematodes | Citrobacter spp. | |
| Angiodyctium spp. | 8 | ||
| Coccidia | |||
| Eimeria carettae | 48 | ||
| WEST 02 | Negative | – | Negative |
| WEST 03 | Negative | – | Proteus spp. |
| WEST 04 | Negative | – | Citrobacter spp.; Morganella morganii |
| WEST 05 | Negative | – | Citrobacter spp.; Morganella morganii |
| WEST 06 | Negative | – | Citrobacter spp.; Morganella morganii |
| WEST 07 | Negative | – | Citrobacter spp.; Morganella morganii; Proteus spp. |
| WEST 08 | Negative | – | Enterobacter spp.; Escherichia coli |
| WEST 09 | Trematodes | Citrobacter spp.; Proteus spp. | |
| Cymatocarpus spp. | 35 | ||
| WEST 10 | Negative | – | Negative |
| WEST 11 | Negative | – | Citrobacter spp.; Morganella morganii |
| WEST 12 | Negative | – | Citrobacter spp.; Morganella morganii |
| WEST 13 | Coccidia | Citrobacter spp.; Enterobacter spp. | |
| Eimeria carettae | 50 | ||
| WEST 14 | Negative | – | Negative |
| WEST 15 | Trematodes | Citrobacter spp.; Escherichia coli | |
| Enodiotrema spp. | 64 | ||
| WEST 16 | Negative | – | Citrobacter spp.; Enterobacter spp.; Morganella morganii; Proteus spp.; Providencia rettgeri |
| WEST 17 | Coccidia | c | |
| Eimeria carettae | 70 | ||
| WEST 18 | Trematodes | c | |
| Angiodyctium spp. | 48 | ||
| WEST 19 | Negative | – | c |
| WEST 20 | Trematodes | c | |
| Enodiotrema spp. | 14 | ||
| EAST 01 | Negative | – | Negative |
| EAST 02 | Trematodes | Hafnia alvei; Morganella morganii; Providencia rettgeri | |
| Rhytidodes spp. | 140 | ||
| EAST 03 | Negative | – | Citrobacter spp. |
| EAST 04 | Negative | – | Negative |
| EAST 05 | Trematodes | Citrobacter spp. | |
| Rhytidodes spp. | 24 | ||
| EAST 06 | Negative | – | Citrobacter spp.; Morganella morganii |
| EAST 07 | Trematodes | Morganella morganii | |
| Pachypsolus spp. | 180 | ||
| EAST 08 | Trematodes | c | |
| Enodiotrema spp. | 80 | ||
| Rhytidodes spp. | 112 | ||
| EAST 09 | Negative | – | c |
| EAST 10 | Negative | – | c |
a EPG/OPG, eggs/oocysts per gram of faeces
b Bacterial species were confirmed when the API identification matched at least ‘very good ID’ (%id> 99.0 and T > 0.5)
c Sample excluded from analysis due to suspected contamination