The genus Brucella and clinical manifestations of brucellosis;O gênero Brucella e as manifestações clínicas de brucelose

Ciencia Rural

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2252-2260

  Xavier, Mariana Noyma ^a   Costa, Érica Azevedo ^a   Paixão, Tatiane Alves ^a   Santos, Renato Lima ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brucella; Brucellosis; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA;

EID: 70350409897     PISSN: 01038478     EISSN: 16784596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-84782009005000167     Document Type: Review

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