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*Porcine brucellosis:

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**Caused by ''B. suis''

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{{Taxobox

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**Prolonged bacteraemia

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|name =''Brucella suis''

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**Chronic inflammation in reproductive organs of boars and sows; also in joints and bones

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|phylum =Proteobacteria

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**Routes of ~~infection: ingestion or venereal~~

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|class =Alpha Proteobacteria

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**Abortion, ~~still birth, neonatal mortality, temporary sterility~~

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|order =Rhizobiales

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**Boars excreting bacteria in semen may have testicular abnormalities or be normal

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|family =Brucellaceae

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**Lameness, incoordination and posterior paralysis in joint and bone involvement

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|genus =Brucella

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**Rose Bengal and indirect ELISA for diagnosis

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|species =''B.suis''

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**Test and slaughter where exotic

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**Modified live ''B. suis'' vaccine

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[~~[Category~~:~~Brucella_species]~~][[Category:~~Pig~~]]

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[[File:Brucella suis.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> Blood agar plate culture of ''Brucella suis''. (Dr. W.A. Clark

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[[Category:~~To_Do_-_Bacteria~~]]

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2007, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]

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''Brucella suis'' is a species of the ''[[Brucella species - Overview|Brucella]].

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''B.suis'' causes [[Porcine Brucellosis]]. There is a modified live ''B. suis'' vaccine.

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{{Learning

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|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Brucella+suis%22%29 ''Brucella suis'' publications]

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[[Category:Brucella_species]]

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[[Category:Expert_Review]]

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