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==Background==

===Microbiology===

*Genus of [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus|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]], which can cause severe brucellosis in humans
**[[Brucella canis]], which rarely causes disease in humans

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[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]