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'''''Brucella abortus''''' is a [[gram-negative bacteria|Gram-negative]] [[proteobacteria|proteobacterium]] in the family [[Brucellaceae]], and is one of the causative agents of [[Brucellosis]]. ''B. abortus'' causes abortion and infertility in adult cattle, and is a [[zoonosis]] which is present worldwide.<ref name="Dorneles 2015">{{cite journal|last1=Dorneles|first1=EM|last2=Sriranganathan|first2=N|last3=Lage|first3=AP|title=Recent advances in Brucella abortus vaccines.|journal=Veterinary research|date=8 July 2015|volume=46|pages=76|pmid=26155935|pmc=4495609}}</ref> Humans are commonly infected after drinking [[Pasteurization|unpasteurized]] milk from affected animals.<ref name="Scott 2011">{{cite book|editor1-last=Scott|editor1-first=PR|editor2-last=Penny|editor2-first=CD|editor3-last=Macrae|editor3-first=A|title=Cattle Medicine|date=2011|publisher=Manson Pub.|location=London|isbn=9781840766110|page=34|chapter=Brucellosis}}</ref> |
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'''''Brucella abortus''''' is a [[gram-negative bacteria|Gram-negative]] [[proteobacteria|proteobacterium]] in the family [[Brucellaceae]]. |
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''B. abortus'' also affects [[bison]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lott|first1=Dale F.|title=American bison: a natural history|date=2002|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=9780520233386|page=109}}</ref> |
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Brucella abortus is a Gram-negative proteobacterium in the family Brucellaceae, and is one of the causative agents of Brucellosis. B. abortus causes abortion and infertility in adult cattle, and is a zoonosis which is present worldwide.[1] Humans are commonly infected after drinking unpasteurized milk from affected animals.[2]
B. abortus also affects bison.[3]
References
- ^ Dorneles, EM; Sriranganathan, N; Lage, AP (8 July 2015). "Recent advances in Brucella abortus vaccines". Veterinary research. 46: 76. PMC 4495609. PMID 26155935.
- ^ Scott, PR; Penny, CD; Macrae, A, eds. (2011). "Brucellosis". Cattle Medicine. London: Manson Pub. p. 34. ISBN 9781840766110.
- ^ Lott, Dale F. (2002). American bison: a natural history. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 109. ISBN 9780520233386.