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Brucella
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Brucella [brü′sel·ə]
(microbiology)
A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria of uncertain affiliation; single, nonmotile coccobacilli or short rods, all of which are parasites and pathogens of mammals.
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An investigation found two patients with confirmed brucellosis from Brucella suis infection and one patient with possible brucellosis, all associated with feral swine hunting.
Hunters get brucellosis from feral swine by Currie, Donya / The Nation's Health
The Brucella suis genome reveals fundamental similarities between animal and plant pathogens and symbionts.
Isolation of Brucella microti from soil by Scholz, Holger C.; Hubalek, Zdenek; Nesvadbova, Jirina; Tomaso, Herbert; Vergnaud, Gilles; Le Fleche / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Currently, of the six main species of Brucella, four have moderate-to-significant pathogenicity for humans: * Brucella suis (from pigs; high pathogenicity); * Brucella melitensis (from sheep; highest pathogenicity); * Brucella abortus (from cattle; moderate pathogenicity); and * Brucella canis (from dogs; moderate pathogenicity).
Anatomy of an exposure: a hospital lab's recovery of Brucella ... by Gannon, Colleen K. / Medical Laboratory Observer
 
 
 
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