Brucella melitensis
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brucella-melitensis-176-18204696
title:
Brucella melitensis
text:
Brucella melitensis is a Gram-negative coccobacillus bacterium from the Brucellaceae family. The bacterium causes ovine brucellosis, along with Brucella ovis. Humans can become infected if they have contact with an infected animal or its byproducts. Animals acquire B. melitensis by venereal transmission and contact with the placenta, fetus, fetal fluids, and vaginal discharges from infected animals. The organism is found in blood, urine, milk, and semen. It is zoonotic, unlike B. ovis, causing M
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of bacterium
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucella_melitensis
date created:
2005-09-03T01:11:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T22:57:04Z
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13
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