Identification of an unusual <it>Brucella </it>strain (BO2) from a lung biopsy in a 52 year-old patient with chronic destructive pneumonia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Brucellosis is primarily a zoonotic disease caused by <it>Brucella </it>species. There are currently ten <it>Brucella </it>spp. including the recently identified novel <it>B. inopinata </it>sp. iso...

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Main Authors: Coulter Chris, Bates John, Jennison Amy V, Bell Scott C, Gribble Sonali, Lonsway David R, Gee Jay E, Tiller Rebekah V, Hoffmaster Alex R, De Barun K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/23