Publications

leptospires isolated from toads and frogs on the island of barbados.	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.	1991	1741925
leptospires in the marine toad (bufo marinus) on barbados.	leptospires were isolated from the kidneys of four of 211 toads (bufo marinus) caught on barbados. two of the isolates were identified as leptospira interrogans serovar bim in the autumnalis serogroup (the most common cause of leptospiral illness on barbados), and two as possibly new serovars in the australis serogroup. sera from 198 of the toads were examined by the leptospire microscopic agglutination test. forty-two (21%) were positive at titers of greater than or equal to 1:100, and 54 (27%) ...	1988	3373639