Uncovering the Hidden Credentials of<i>Brucella</i>Virulence
R. Martin Roop, Ian S. Barton, Dariel Hopersberger, Daniel W. Martin
Abstract
Bacteria in the genus Brucella are important human and veterinary pathogens. The abortion and infertility they cause in food animals produce economic hardships in areas where the disease has not been controlled, and human brucellosis is one of the world’s most common zoonoses. Brucella strains have also been isolated from wildlife, but we know much less about the pathobiology and epidemiology of these infections than we do about brucellosis in domestic animals.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyVirulenceIntracellular parasiteEffectorImmune systemMicrobiologyBrucellaBrucellosisSecretionHost (biology)DiseaseImmunologyImmunityInnate immune systemHost adaptationBacteriaVirologyIntracellularLipopolysaccharideBrucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatmentZoonotic diseases and public healthBurkholderia infections and melioidosis