–Virulence Factors, Pathogenesis and Treatment

P Głowacka, D Żakowska, K Naylor… - Polish journal of …, 2018 - sciendo.com
Brucellae are Gram-negative, small rods infecting mammals and capable of causing disease
called brucellosis. The infection results in abortion and sterility in domestic animals (sheeps …

Uncovering the Hidden Credentials of Brucella Virulence

RM Roop, IS Barton, D Hopersberger… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Pathogenesis and pathobiology of brucellosis in livestock

FP Poester, LE Samartino, RL Santos - Rev sci tech, 2013 - researchgate.net
Brucellaspecies are facultative, intracellular, Gram-negative bacteria with marked tropism for
the pregnant reproductive tract of domestic animals. All Brucella species establish persistent …

Pathogenesis of bovine brucellosis

AVC Neta, JPS Mol, MN Xavier, TA Paixão… - The Veterinary …, 2010 - Elsevier
Bovine brucellosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases worldwide, and is of
particular significance in developing countries. The disease, which results in serious …

Brucella intracellular life: from invasion to intracellular replication

JP Gorvel, E Moreno - Veterinary microbiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Brucella organisms are pathogens that ultimate goal is to propagate in their preferred niche,
the cell. Upon cell contact the bacteria is internalized via receptor molecules by activating …

An evolutionary strategy for a stealthy intracellular Brucella pathogen

A Martirosyan, E Moreno, JP Gorvel - Immunological reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Brucella is an intracellular bacterial pathogen that causes abortion and infertility in mammals
and leads to a debilitating febrile illness that can progress into a long lasting disease with …

Internal affairs: investigating the Brucella intracellular lifestyle

K von Bargen, JP Gorvel… - FEMS microbiology …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Bacteria of the genus Brucella are Gram-negative pathogens of several animal species that
cause a zoonotic disease in humans known as brucellosis or Malta fever. Within their hosts …

Brucella abortus Uses a Stealthy Strategy to Avoid Activation of the Innate Immune System during the Onset of Infection

E Barquero-Calvo, E Chaves-Olarte, DS Weiss… - PloS one, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background To unravel the strategy by which Brucella abortus establishes chronic
infections, we explored its early interaction with innate immunity. Methodology/Principal …

Invasion of the central nervous system by intracellular bacteria

DA Drevets, PJM Leenen… - Clinical microbiology …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Infection of the central nervous system (CNS) is a severe and frequently fatal event during
the course of many diseases caused by microbes with predominantly intracellular life cycles …

Brucella melitensis: A nasty bug with hidden credentials for virulence

E Moreno, I Moriyon - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
York. The herd was kept in quarantine because of several deaths that occurred during the
journey. Crewmen, an agent from the US Bureau of Animal Industry, which was responsible …