Trypanosomes of Bufo americanus from northern Michigan.
Two hundred one American toads (Bufo americanus) from northern Michigan were examined for blood trypanosomes. Three species, Trypanosoma bufophlebotomi, T. schmidti-like sp. and T. pseudopodia, had prevalences of 27, 16 and 1%, respectively. Cross experimental inoculations showed that T. bufophlebotomi from toads is not the same as T. ranarum found in frogs of the family Ranidae of this region.
Werner
J K
JK
Department of Biology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette 49855.
Davis
J S
JS
Slaght
K S
KS
D000818:Animals; D002025:Bufonidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008824:Michigan; D011892:Rana catesbeiana / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000382:microbiology