This review provides a state-of-the-art description of the performance of Sanger cycle
sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene for routine identification of bacteria in the clinical …

Members of the genus Brucella are pathogenic bacteria exceedingly well adapted to their
hosts. The bacterium is transmitted by direct contact within the same host species or …

Following the recent discovery of new Brucella strains from different animal species and
from the environment, ten Brucella species are nowadays included in the genus Brucella …

At present, laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis is based on isolation of the bacteria
from clinical samples followed by standard microbiological tube testing, detection of anti …

Brucella is an intracellular bacterium that causes abortion, reproduction failure in livestock
and leads to a debilitating flu-like illness with serious chronic complications if untreated in …

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 …

An extended multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) scheme applicable to the Brucella, an
expanding genus that includes zoonotic pathogens that severely impact animal and human …

Brucellosis is a serious infectious disease which causes great direct and indirect economic
loses for animal holders worldwide such as the reduction of milk and meat production …

For successful colonization of the mammalian host, orally acquired bacteria must overcome
the extreme acidic stress (pH< 2.5) encountered during transit through the host stomach …

The genus Brucella, described by Meyer and Shaw in 1920, comprises bacterial pathogens
of veterinary and public health relevance. For 36 years, the genus came to include three …