A Brucella spp. Isolate from a Pac-Man Frog (Ceratophrys ornata) Reveals Characteristics Departing from Classical Brucellae

A Brucella spp. Isolate from a Pac-Man Frog (Ceratophrys ornata) Reveals Characteristics Departing from Classical Brucellae

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 atypic...

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Main Authors: Pedro Franscico Soler Llorens, Christine R Quance, Sara D. Lawhon, Tod P. Stuber, John F. Edwards, Thomas A Ficht, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, David O'Callaghan, Anne Keriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Brucella
Metabolism
Ochrobactrum
Virulence
evolution
LPS
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00116/full

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