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Table 1 Information on sampled loggerhead sea turtles and their condition at the time of admission to the rescue centers in the Adriatic Sea

From: Characterization of oral and cloacal microbial communities of wild and rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Turtle ID

Origin

Sampling date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Days before sampling

Sampling site

CCL (cm)

Weight (kg)

Sex

Life stage

Reason for admission to rescue center

Oral

Cloacal

Water

ID010

CRO, Korčula

2018-12-11

3

+

NA

40

F

adult

Old head injury; weight was measured prior to release 2019-11-04

2019-04-08

121

+

+

69.7

46.5

ID019

IT, Barletta

2019-01-09

0

+

+

50.7

31

ND

juvenile

Trawling (32 m depth), treated for gas embolism

2019-01-11

2R

+

+

ID022

IT, Barletta-Trani

2019-01-10

0R

+

+

72

42

M

adult

Trawling (22 m depth), released during the day

ID023

IT, Trani

2019-01-11

13

+

+

64

30.6

ND

juvenile

Trawling (36 m depth) hospitalized at the WWF center in fresh water (7 days leeches removal treatment)

ID026

IT, Molfetta

2019-01-21

6R

+

+

+

64.5

32.1

M

adult

Found at the beach, not good clinical status

ID028

IT, Barletta

2019-01-17

0

+

+

74.5

46

F

adult

Trawling (34 m depth), gas embolism

ID030

IT, Barletta

2019-01-17

0

+

+

63

29.5

ND

juvenile

Trawling (34 m depth), gas embolism

2019-01-21

4R

+

+

+

ID034

IT, Bisceglie

2019-01-22

0R

+

72

45.6

F

adult

Trawling (40 m depth), good clinical status

ID040

IT, Barletta-Trani

2019-01-28

4R

+

66

35.2

ND

juvenile

Trawling (40 m depth), good clinical status

ID041

IT, Barletta-Trani

2019-01-28

4R

+

+

55.5

20

ND

juvenile

Trawling (22 m depth), gas embolism

ID042

IT, Barletta

2019-01-29

0R

+

+

67.5

36.4

ND

juvenile

Trawling (40 m depth), good clinical status

ID044

IT, Bisceglie

2019-01-29

0R

+

+

68

36.3

ND

juvenile

Trawling (30 m depth), good clinical status

  1. Letter “R” in superscript next to the number of day before sampling indicates release into the wild on that day, if not present it means that the turtle was kept in the clinic or rescue center after the sampling
  2. CCL curved carapace length, ND not determined