Leptospires isolated from toads and frogs on the Island of Barbados

C Gravekamp; H Korver; J Montgomery; C O Everard; D Carrington; W A Ellis; W J Terpstra

doi:10.1016/s0934-8840(11)80308-7

Leptospires isolated from toads and frogs on the Island of Barbados

Zentralbl Bakteriol. 1991 Aug;275(3):403-11. doi: 10.1016/s0934-8840(11)80308-7.

Authors

C Gravekamp¹, H Korver, J Montgomery, C O Everard, D Carrington, W A Ellis, W J Terpstra

Affiliation

¹ WHO/FAO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 1741925
DOI: 10.1016/s0934-8840(11)80308-7

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agglutination Tests
Animals
Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
Barbados
Bufo marinus / microbiology*
DNA, Bacterial / analysis
Kidney / microbiology
Leptospira interrogans / classification
Leptospira interrogans / genetics
Leptospira interrogans / isolation & purification*
Ranidae / microbiology*
Restriction Mapping
Serotyping

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal
DNA, Bacterial