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==Background== |
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===Microbiology=== |
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*Genus of [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus|bacilli]] |
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*Most clinically important member of the genus is [[Brucella melitensis]] |
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**[[Brucella abortus]], which causes a milder brucellosis and is found in pigs and cattle |
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**[[Brucella suis]] |
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**[[Brucella canis]] |
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Revision as of 20:00, 10 September 2020
Background
Microbiology
- Genus of Gram-negative bacilli
- Most clinically important member of the genus is Brucella melitensis
- Others include
- Brucella abortus, which causes a milder brucellosis and is found in pigs and cattle
- Brucella suis
- Brucella canis