Magnetic nanoparticles are one of the most important and widely used types of
nanomaterials, whose unique properties make them special compared to other …

This review of Brucella–host interactions and immunobiology discusses recent discoveries
as the basis for pathogenesis-informed rationales to prevent or treat brucellosis. Brucella …

Phagocytosis is a fundamental process of cells to capture and ingest foreign particles. Small
unicellular organisms such as free-living amoeba use this process to acquire food. In …

Brucellae are Gram-negative, small rods infecting mammals and capable of causing disease
called brucellosis. The infection results in abortion and sterility in domestic animals (sheeps …

Bacterial biofilms are the basis of many persistent diseases. The persistence of these
infections is primarily attributed to the increased antibiotic resistance exhibited by the cells …

Nitrogen-fixing rhizobial bacteria and leguminous plants have evolved complex signal
exchange mechanisms that allow a specific bacterial species to induce its host plant to form …

Fifty years ago, bacteria in the genus Brucella were known to cause infertility and
reproductive losses. At that time, the genus was considered to contain only 3 species …

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 …

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 …

Brucellosis is a disease that causes severe economic losses for livestock farms worldwide.
Brucella melitensis, B. abortus and B. suis, which are transmitted between animals both …