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Evidence of Brucella strain ST27 in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Europe.
Veterinary microbiology - 30 Nov 2016
Cvetnić Željko, Duvnjak Sanja, Đuras Martina, Gomerčić Tomislav, Reil Irena, Zdelar-Tuk Maja, Špičić Silvio
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Marine mammal brucellosis has been known for more than 20 years, but recent work suggests it is more widespread than originally thought. Brucella (B.) pinnipedialis has been isolated from pinnipeds, while B. ceti strains have been associated with cetaceans. Here we report a Brucella strain isolated from multiple lymph nodes of one bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) during routine examination of dolphin...
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