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Depletion of complement enhances the clearance of Brucella abortus in mice
(American Society for Microbiology, 2018-08-06)
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease of animals and humans. Brucella abortus barely activates the innate immune system at the onset of infection, and this bacterium is resistant to the microbicidal action of complement. Since ...
Brucellosis caused by the wood rat pathogen Brucella Neotomae: two case reports
(Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017-12-19)
Background: Brucellosis is a chronic bacterial disease caused by members of the genus Brucella. Among the classical species stands Brucella neotomae, until now, a pathogen limited to wood rats. However, we have identified ...
Bacterial counts in spleen
(Bio-protocol, 2013-11-05)
Bacterial loads can be determined as colony forming units (CFU) at any point of the infection by culturing spleen homogenates on agar plates. This is a reliable method for comparing the kinetics of infection in various ...