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Intraspecies biodiversity of the genetically homologous species Brucella microti.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2012
Al Dahouk Sascha, Hofer Erwin, Tomaso Herbert, Vergnaud Gilles, Le Flèche Philippe, Cloeckaert Axel, Koylass Mark S, Whatmore Adrian M, Nöckler Karsten, Scholz Holger C
Abstract excerpt
Brucellosis is one of the major bacterial zoonoses worldwide. In the past decade, an increasing number of atypical Brucella strains and species have been described. Brucella microti in particular has attracted attention, because this species not only infects mammalian hosts but also persists in soil. An environmental reservoir may pose a new public health risk, leading to the reemergence of brucellosis. In a...
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