Emerging diversity and ongoing expansion of the genus Brucella

AM Whatmore, JT Foster - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2021 - Elsevier
Remarkable genetic diversity and breadth of host species has been uncovered in the
Brucella genus over the past decade, fundamentally changing our concept of what it means …

The one hundred year journey of the genus Brucella (Meyer and Shaw 1920)

E Moreno - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The genus Brucella, described by Meyer and Shaw in 1920, comprises bacterial pathogens
of veterinary and public health relevance. For 36 years, the genus came to include three …

Brucella Genomics: Macro and Micro Evolution

M Suárez-Esquivel, E Chaves-Olarte, E Moreno… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Brucella organisms are responsible for one of the most widespread bacterial zoonoses,
named brucellosis. The disease affects several species of animals, including humans. One …

Genotype diversity of brucellosis agents isolated from humans and animals in Greece based on whole-genome sequencing

H Brangsch, V Sandalakis, M Babetsa… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease whose causative agent, Brucella spp., is
endemic in many countries of the Mediterranean basin, including Greece. Although the …

Genetic Characterization of Brucella spp.: Whole Genome Sequencing-Based Approach for the Determination of Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat …

A Pelerito, A Nunes, T Grilo, J Isidro, C Silva… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Brucellosis is an important zoonosis that is emerging in some regions of the world, gaining
increased relevance with the inclusion of the causing agent Brucella spp. in the class B …

Comparison of Brucella abortus population structure based on genotyping methods with different levels of resolution

CR Pereira, RC Neia, SB Silva, CHD Williamson… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous genotyping techniques based on different principles and with different costs and
levels of resolution are currently available for understanding the transmission dynamics of …

Brucella abortus in Kazakhstan, population structure and comparison with worldwide genetic diversity

A Shevtsov, A Cloeckaert, K Berdimuratova… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Brucella abortus is the main causative agent of brucellosis in cattle, leading to severe
economic consequences in agriculture and affecting public health. The zoonotic nature of …

Global phylogenomic diversity of Brucella abortus: spread of a dominant lineage

NR Janke, CHD Williamson, KP Drees… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Brucella abortus is a globally important zoonotic pathogen largely found in cattle hosts and
is typically transmitted to humans through contaminated dairy products or contact with …

Evaluation of the differences between biofilm and planktonic Brucella abortus via metabolomics and proteomics

T Tang, Y Xu, J Wang, X Tan, X Zhao, P Zhou… - Functional & Integrative …, 2021 - Springer
This study analyzed the difference between biofilm and planktonic Brucella abortus using
metabolomics and proteomics. Brucella abortus was cultured in different media to induce …

Original and introduced lineages co-driving the persistence of Brucella abortus circulating in West Africa

Z Liu, M Wang, Q Shi, X Dong, L Gao, Z Li - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Brucellosis, a serious public health issue affecting animals and humans, is
neglected in West Africa (WA). Methods In the present study, bio-typing, multi-locus …