The organism causing leptospirosis is a spirochaete belonging to the genus Leptospira. It
comprises two distinct species, the pathogenic L interrogans and the saprophyte Lbiflexa …

*Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3
9DU, tOxford Regional Public Health L Page 1 Journal of Infection (I987) 15, 57-60 CASE …

In April 1979, 58 employees of a large commercial organisation took part in a golfing
tournament in theMidlands. The competitors were drawn from the staff offactories and offices …

A study of the occurrence of Clostridium difficile in the urogenital tract of males and females
revealed higher isolation-rates in patients attending the special (venereal-disease) clinic …

Gonococcal infections can no longer be considered exclusively urogenital but it is difficult in
a busy routine laboratory to identify gonococci from non-genital sites, especially if other …

The coypu (Myocastor coypus Molina) is an aquatic rodent that has become a widespread
pest in the south-east of England. Since the natural habitat of this animal is aquatic, the …

Leptospirosis is thought to be the most widespread zoonosis in the world. The natural
reservoir for many leptospires is wild animals, particularly rodents. Domestic animals such …

Grivet monkeys experimentally infected with two different strains of Leptospira interrogans
serovar hardjo showed no signs of severe clinical disease. There were no significant …

The API-ZYM method of detecting enzymes was tested using 99 streptococci isolated from
clinical material and 14 type species obtained from the National Collection of Type Cultures …

A shortened biochemical scheme was devised for the reliable identification of the'viridans'
streptococci. It compared favourably with the classical identification system of Colman and …