title: Leptospires isolated from toads and frogs on the Island of Barbados.
abstract: Four pathogenic strains of leptospires were isolated from the kidneys of toads (Bufo marinus) and seven from frogs (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei). Isolates from two toads and one frog belonged to serovar bim, the causative agent of most cases of severe leptospirosis on Barbados. The other eight strains belonged to a new serovar within the Australis serogroup. The name bajan is proposed for this new serovar of Leptospira interrogans.
authors.affiliation: WHO/FAO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gravekamp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korver
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Everard
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carrington
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Terpstra
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001460:Barbados; D002024:Bufo marinus / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011898:Ranidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004269:DNA, Bacterial