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Brucella ceti and brucellosis in cetaceans.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2012
Guzmán-Verri Caterina, González-Barrientos Rocío, Hernández-Mora Gabriela, Morales Juan-Alberto, Baquero-Calvo Elías, Chaves-Olarte Esteban, Moreno Edgardo
Abstract excerpt
Since the first case of brucellosis detected in a dolphin aborted fetus, an increasing number of Brucella ceti isolates has been reported in members of the two suborders of cetaceans: Mysticeti and Odontoceti. Serological surveys have shown that cetacean brucellosis may be distributed worldwide in the oceans. Although all B. ceti isolates have been included within the same species, three different groups have...
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