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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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But due to mix farming, sharing of same pasture of small and large ruminants, mixed livestock shelters, presence of reservoirs host in a farm, and uncontrolled animals movements may lead to cross infection of Brucella species in their non-preferred hosts.
Procedure to staining was detailed in "determination of conjugate specificity" using the optimal dilution of the fluorescein conjugate determined by check board titration against different smooth Brucella sp (1:200).
Patterns of hepatosplenic Brucella abscesses on cross-sectional imaging: a review of clinical and imaging features.
Kan kulturunde Brucella cinsi bakterinin organizmalarinin bulunmasi taniyi destekler ve kan kulturu icin daima birden fazla ornek alinmalidir.
Literaturde Brucella turlerinin MALDI-TOF MS ve otomatize sistemlerle hatali tanimlandigi vertebral osteomyelit, bakteriyemi, nedeni bilinmeyen ates ve endokardit gibi tanilari farkli olgular bulunmaktadir (7-10).
Even if physicians suspect brucellosis, diagnoses may be missed because the commercially available serological tests screen for smooth Brucella species and will not detect antibodies against B.
Sera were stored at -20AdegC, until tested for the presence of Brucella antibodies.
Consuming this raw milk can cause human infections, which, unlike infections caused by field Brucella strains, do not stimulate an antibody response detectable by commercially available serological assays and can be missed by tests normally used for diagnosis.
The inclusion criterion was any article in which the authors attributed the responsibility of Brucella infections to abortion occurrence in humans, domestic animals and wildlife in Africa.
In this report, we present an uncommon case, in which Brucella abortus was isolated from a multi-ulcerative abscess in the lower leg of a young shepherd.
Brucella melitensis causes the rare but highly infectious disease brucellosis, also known as Malta fever, which can infect humans as well as animals.
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