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.