Brucella pinnipedialis

Brucella pinnipedialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alpha Proteobacteria
Order: Rhizobiales
Family: Brucellaceae
Genus: Brucella
Species: B. pinnipedialis
Foster et al. 2007
Binomial name
Brucella pinnipedialis

Brucella pinnipedialis is a species of bacteria.[1] It causes infections and related diseases in cetaceans.[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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