Difference between revisions of "Brucella melitensis"

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Brucella melitensis
Phylum	Proteobacteria
Class	Alpha Proteobacteria
Order	Rhizobiales
Family	Brucellaceae
Genus	Brucella
Species	B.melitensis

A photomicrograph of the bacterium Brucella melitensis. (CDC 1976, Wikimedia commons)

Brucella melitensis is a species of the Brucella.

Brucella melitensis causes Ovine Brucellosis and Ovine Epididymitis.

There is a live attenuated Brucella melitensis vaccine to protect lambs and kids against B. melitensis.

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 |name               =''Brucella melitensis''
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 |order              =Rhizobiales
 |family             =Brucellaceae
-|genus              =[[Brucella species|Brucella]]
+|genus              =Brucella
 |species            =''B.melitensis''
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-==Introduction==
-[[File:Brucella mel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> A photomicrograph of the bacterium ''Brucella melitensis''. (CDC 1979, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
-''Brucella melitensis'' is one of the '''[[Bacteria |bacterial organism]]''' responsible for [[Ovine Brucellosis | '''Ovine Epididymitis''']], along with ''[[Brucella ovis]]''.
-''Brucella melitensis'' however can also infect cattle, unlike ''[[Brucella ovis]]''.
-It is one of the [[Brucella species |Brucella genus]] of bacteria. There are three known biovars.
-It is a '''gram negative coccobacillus''' that sometimes forms small groups in tissues.
-==Lifecycle==
-''Brucella melitensis'' can be transmitted by the '''[[Stomoxys calcitrans | stable fly]]'''.
-==Pathogenesis==
-Severe '''inflammation''' of the epididymis particularly the tail cause formation of '''spermatocoeles''' and fibrinous '''adhesions'''.
-==Diseases==
-''B. melitensis'' causes [[Ovine Brucellosis]] (Epididymitis). It can also cause epididymitis in cattle.
-The disease is '''notifiable''' to the World Organisation for Animal Health [http://www.oie.int/ (OIE)].
-{{Learning
-|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Brucella+melitensis%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=48&y=11&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all ''Brucella melitensis'' publications]
-|flashcards = [[Brucella melitensis Flashcards|''Brucella melitensis'' Flashcards]]
-}}
-==References==
-<references/>
-Merck Veterinary Manual, '''Brucellosis in sheep''', accessed online 06/06/2011 @ http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/110506.htm&word=brucella%2covis
-{{CABI source
+[[File:Brucella mel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> A photomicrograph of the bacterium ''Brucella melitensis''. (CDC
-|datasheet = [http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/?compid=3&dsid=90733&loadmodule=datasheet&page=2144&site=160 '' Brucella melitensis'']
+, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
-|date =2 June 2011
-}}
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+''Brucella melitensis'' is a species of the ''[[Brucella species - Overview|Brucella]].
-{{OpenPages}}
+''Brucella melitensis'' causes [[Ovine Brucellosis]] and [[Ovine Epididymitis]].
-[[Category:Brucella_species]]
+There is a live attenuated ''Brucella melitensis'' vaccine to protect lambs and kids against ''B. melitensis''.
-[[Category:Sheep Bacteria]][[Category:Cattle Bacteria]]
+[[Category:Brucella_species]][[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]]
-[[Category:CABI Expert Review]][[Category:CABI AHPC Pages]]
+[[Category:Expert_Review]]

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