Reptiles and Amphibians Q&A 20

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The photomicrograph is of a merthiolate-stained wet mount made from fluid recovered from the stomach of a snake after a gastric lavage. An H&E-stained histological section of the gastric fundus from the same snake is also shown.


Question Answer Article
What is the small organism in the middle of the microscopic field in the first picture? Myriad numbers of the same organism are seen attached to the cellular borders of the gastric pits in the second picture. Link to Article
What is the prognosis? Link to Article
How would you manage this condition in a colony of snakes? Link to Article


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