Brucella pinnipedialis
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B. pinnipedialis

Foster et al. 2007
Binomial name
Brucella pinnipedialis

Brucella pinnipedialis (heterotypic synonym "Brucella pinnipediae" Cloeckaert et al. 2001[1]) is a species of bacteria.[2] It causes infections and related diseases primarily in pinnipeds and cetaceans.[3]

References

  1. NCBI Taxonomy Browser: Brucella pinnipedialis.
  2. Foster, G.; Osterman, B. S.; Godfroid, J.; Jacques, I.; Cloeckaert, A. (2007). "Brucella ceti sp. nov. and Brucella pinnipedialis sp. nov. for Brucella strains with cetaceans and seals as their preferred hosts". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (11): 2688–2693. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65269-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 17978241.
  3. Nymo, Ingebjørg H; Tryland, Morten; Godfroid, Jacques (2011). "A review of Brucella infection in marine mammals, with special emphasis on Brucella pinnipedialis in the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)". Veterinary Research. 42 (1): 93. doi:10.1186/1297-9716-42-93. ISSN 1297-9716. PMC 3161862. PMID 21819589.

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