Uncovering the Hidden Credentials of Brucella Virulence

RM Roop, IS Barton, D Hopersberger… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria in the genus Brucella are important human and veterinary pathogens. The abortion
and infertility they cause in food animals produce economic hardships in areas where the …

Virulence factors in brucellosis: implications for aetiopathogenesis and treatment

E Fugier, G Pappas, JP Gorvel - Expert Reviews in Molecular …, 2007 - cambridge.org
Brucella species are responsible for the global zoonotic disease brucellosis. These
intracellular pathogens express a set of factors–including lipopolysaccharides, virulence …

Brucella spp. Virulence Factors and Immunity

MX Byndloss, RM Tsolis - Annual review of animal biosciences, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Brucellosis, caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella, is an important zoonotic infection that
causes reproductive disease in domestic animals and chronic debilitating disease in …

Brucella: a pathogen without classic virulence genes

MN Seleem, SM Boyle, N Sriranganathan - Veterinary microbiology, 2008 - Elsevier
The first species of Brucella was isolated and characterized almost 120 years ago and
recently the complete nucleotide sequences of the genomes of a number of well …

Survival of the fittest: how Brucella strains adapt to their intracellular niche in the host

RM Roop, JM Gaines, ES Anderson… - Medical microbiology …, 2009 - Springer
Brucella strains produce abortion and infertility in their natural hosts and a zoonotic disease
in humans known as undulant fever. These bacteria do not produce classical virulence …

Brucella lipopolysaccharide acts as a virulence factor

N Lapaque, I Moriyon, E Moreno, JP Gorvel - Current opinion in …, 2005 - Elsevier
Brucella is a facultative intracellular bacterium responsible for brucellosis. Virulence factors
involved in Brucella replication and Brucella's strategies to circumvent the immune response …

Brucellosis: a worldwide zoonosis

ML Boschiroli, V Foulongne, D O'Callaghan - Current opinion in …, 2001 - Elsevier
Brucella is one of the world's major zoonotic pathogens, and is responsible for enormous
economic losses as well as considerable human morbidity in endemic areas. Control of …

Comparative phylogenomics and evolution of the Brucellae reveal a path to virulence

AR Wattam, JT Foster, SP Mane… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Brucella species include important zoonotic pathogens that have a substantial impact on
both agriculture and human health throughout the world. Brucellae are thought of as “stealth …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenesis and immunobiology of brucellosis: review of Brucella–Host Interactions

P de Figueiredo, TA Ficht, A Rice-Ficht… - The American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review of Brucella–host interactions and immunobiology discusses recent discoveries
as the basis for pathogenesis-informed rationales to prevent or treat brucellosis. Brucella …

Internal affairs: investigating the Brucella intracellular lifestyle

K von Bargen, JP Gorvel… - FEMS microbiology …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Bacteria of the genus Brucella are Gram-negative pathogens of several animal species that
cause a zoonotic disease in humans known as brucellosis or Malta fever. Within their hosts …