Adenoviruses are mostly found in lizards and snakes, but have also been detected in turtles and tortoises. In these animals, infections have been associated with anorexia, oral lesions, and diarrhea. Adenoviruses can be detected in cloacal swabs in live animals and in liver and intestine of dead animals via PCR.
Our PCR detects adenoviruses of the genus Atadenovirus (mostly detected in different species of snakes and lizards, but also in tortoises) and also of the genus Testadenovirus (it is the proposed name for Adenoviruses found in different tortoise and turtle species).
