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{{Taxobox
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|name =''Brucella melitensis''
|name =''Brucella melitensis''
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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[File:Brucella mel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> A photomicrograph of the bacterium ''Brucella melitensis''. (CDC 1976, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
[[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'' is one of the '''[[Bacteria |bacterial organism]]''' responsible for [[Ovine Brucellosis | '''Ovine Epididymitis''']], along with ''[[Brucella ovis]]''.
==Diseases==
==Diseases==
''B. melitensis causes [[Ovine Brucellosis]] (Epididymitis). It can also cause epididymitis in cattle.
''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)].
The disease is '''notifiable''' to the World Organisation for Animal Health [http://www.oie.int/ (OIE)].
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==References==
==References==
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<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
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
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|datasheet = [http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/?compid=3&dsid=90733&loadmodule=datasheet&page=2144&site=160 '' Brucella melitensis'']
|date =2 June 2011
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