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Brucella melitensis

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BRUCELLA MELITENSIS

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Brucella A+M Video

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Medical vocabulary: What does Brucella melitensis mean

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Brucella Melitensis sample collection technique

Brucella melitensis is a Gram-negative coccobacillus bacterium from the Brucellaceae family. The bacterium causes ovine brucellosis, along with Brucella ovis. It can infect sheep, cattle, and sometimes humans, and it can be transmitted by the stable fly. It is zoonotic, unlike B. ovis, causing Malta fever or localized brucellosis in humans.