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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci > Brucellaceae > Brucella > Brucella melitensis
... > Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Alphaproteobacteria > Brucellaceae > Brucella > Brucella melitensis

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Brucella melitensis  

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Note

  • note specific biovars are X refs to other species; infection: coord IM with BRUCELLOSIS (IM)

Scope note

  • A species of the genus BRUCELLA whose natural hosts are sheep and goats. Other mammals, including humans, may be infected. In general, these organisms tend to be more virulent for laboratory animals than BRUCELLA ABORTUS and may cause fatal infections.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017347

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