Difference between revisions of "Brucella melitensis"

Revision as of 12:55, 22 July 2010

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

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-*Caprine and ovine brucellosis:
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-**Caused by ''B. melitensis''
-**Goats more susceptible
+[[File:Brucella mel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> A photomicrograph of the bacterium Brucella melitensis. (CDC
-**Abortion, orchitis in males, arthritis, hygromas
+, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
-**May not have protective immunity following abortion
-**Rose Bengal agglutination test and complement fixation test
+''Brucella melitensis'' causes [[Ovine brucellosis]] and [[Ovine epididymitis]].
-**Test and slaughter where exotic
-*Ovine epididymitis
-**Caused by ''B. ovis''
-**Epididymitis in rams and placentitis in ewes
-**Reduced fertility in rams, sporadic abortion and peinatal mortality
-**Venereal transmission
-**Long latent period in rams following infection (present in semen 5 weeks after infection)
-**Premating checks on rams - serological tests and scrotal palpation
-**Testicular atrophy and swollen epididymis in chronically-infected rams
-**Agar gel immunodiffusion test, complement fixation test and indirect ELISA
-**Vaccination of young rams with ''B. melitensis'' vaccine or ''B. ovis'' bacterin
 [[Category:Brucella_species]][[Category:Goat]][[Category:Sheep]]
-[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
+[[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]]