LEPTOSPIRES ISOLATED FROM TOADS AND FROGS ON THE ISLAND OF BARBADOS

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作者
GRAVEKAMP, C
KORVER, H
MONTGOMERY, J
EVERARD, COR
CARRINGTON, D
ELLIS, WA
TERPSTRA, WJ
机构
[1] WHO, FAO COLLABORATING CTR REFERENCE & RES LEPTOSPIROSI, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[2] DEPT AGR, VET RES LABS STORMONT, BELFAST, ANTRIM, NORTH IRELAND
[3] LEPTOSPIRA LAB, ST MICHAEL, BARBADOS
来源
ZENTRALBLATT FUR BAKTERIOLOGIE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY VIROLOGY PARASITOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 1991年 / 275卷 / 03期
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10.1016/S0934-8840(11)80308-7
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
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.
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