Article
Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of Brucella isolates from marine mammals.
BMC microbiology - 17 Dec 2008
Dawson Claire E, Stubberfield Emma J, Perrett Lorraine L, King Amanda C, Whatmore Adrian M, Bashiruddin John B, Stack Judy A, Macmillan Alastair P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bacteria of the genus Brucella are the causative organisms of brucellosis in animals and man. Previous characterisation of Brucella strains originating from marine mammals showed them to be distinct from the terrestrial species and likely to comprise one or more new taxa. Recently two new species comprising Brucella isolates from marine mammals, B. pinnipedialis and B. ceti, were validly published....
Topics
- Animals
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Brucella
- Caniformia
- Cetacea
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Bacterial
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Species Specificity