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A Brucella spp. Isolate from a Pac-Man Frog (Ceratophrys ornata) Reveals Characteristics Departing from Classical Brucellae.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2016
Soler-Lloréns Pedro F, Quance Chris R, Lawhon Sara D, Stuber Tod P, Edwards John F, Ficht Thomas A, Robbe-Austerman Suelee, O'Callaghan David, Keriel Anne
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Brucella are highly infectious bacterial pathogens responsible for brucellosis, a frequent worldwide zoonosis. The Brucella genus has recently expanded from 6 to 11 species, all of which were associated with mammals; The natural host range recently expanded to amphibians after some reports of atypical strains from frogs. Here we describe the first in depth phenotypic and genetic characterization of a Brucella...
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