Difference between revisions of "Brucella suis"

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Blood agar plate culture of Brucella suis. (Dr. W.A. Clark 2007, Wikimedia commons)

Brucella suis is a species of the Brucella.

There is a modified live B. suis vaccine.

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-*Porcine brucellosis:
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-**Caused by ''B. suis''
-**Prolonged bacteraemia
+[[File:Brucella suis.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> Blood agar plate culture of Brucella suis. (Dr. W.A. Clark
-**Chronic inflammation in reproductive organs of boars and sows; also in joints and bones
+, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
-**Routes of infection: ingestion or venereal
-**Abortion, still birth, neonatal mortality, temporary sterility
+''Brucella suis'' is a species of the ''[[Brucella species - Overview|Brucella]].
-**Boars excreting bacteria in semen may have testicular abnormalities or be normal
-**Lameness, incoordination and posterior paralysis in joint and bone involvement
+''B.suis'' causes [[Porcine brucellosis]].
-**Rose Bengal and indirect ELISA for diagnosis
-**Test and slaughter where exotic
+There is a modified live ''B. suis'' vaccine.
-**Modified live ''B. suis'' vaccine
 [[Category:Brucella_species]][[Category:Pig]]
-[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
+[[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]]