Lori Wendland

Courtesy Research Assistant Professor

Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology
wendlandl@ufl.edu
PO Box 110880
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0880
352-294-4079
FAX: 352-846-2781

Education

• DVM, Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 1999
• PhD, Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Florida, 2007

Research Interests

Epidemiology of mycoplasmal respiratory tract disease in tortoises.

Recent Publications

• Mycoplasma agassizii strain variation and distinct host antibody responses explain differences between enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and Western blot assays.
• Effects of mycoplasmal upper respiratory tract disease on morbidity and mortality of gopher tortoises in northern and central Florida.
• Social behavior drives the dynamics of respiratory disease in threatened tortoises.
• Evanescent-wave biosensor for field serodiagnosis of tortoise mycoplasmosis.
• Mycoplasma insons sp. nov., a twisted mycoplasma from green iguanas (Iguana iguana).

Additional publications here