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Brucella abortus is a Gram-negative bacterium in the family Brucellaceae and is one of the causative agents of brucellosis. The rod-shaped pathogen is classified under the domain Bacteria. [ 1 ] The prokaryotic B. abortus is non-spore-forming, non-motile and aerobic.
Brucellosis caused by B. abortus best fits the characteristics of the plague described in Oedipus Rex. Although the disease progression of brucellosis in modern times may make it seem unlikely, it was at least one agent in what may have been a multicomponent plague, along with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi or another pathogen, or possibly ...
B. abortus is the principal cause of brucellosis in cattle. The bacteria are shed from an infected animal at or around the time of calving or abortion . Once exposed, the likelihood of an animal becoming infected is variable, depending on age, pregnancy status, and other intrinsic factors of the animal, as well as the number of bacteria to ...
He discovered Brucella abortus in 1897, which came to be known as Bang's bacillus. Bang's bacillus was the cause of the contagious Bang's disease (now known as Brucellosis) which can cause pregnant cattle to abort, and causes undulant fever in humans.
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Brucella: B. abortus. B. canis B. melitensis B. suis. Direct contact with infected animal [33] Oral, by ingestion of unpasteurized milk or milk products [33] Brucellosis: mainly fever, muscular pain and night sweats. doxycycline [33] streptomycin or gentamicin [33] Campylobacter jejuni: Fecal–oral from animals (mammals and fowl) [33] [48]