First Case of Brucellosis Caused by an Amphibian-type Brucella.
Nicolas RouzicLudovic DesmierMarie-Estelle CariouEugénie GayJeffrey T FosterCharles H D WilliamsonFrançois SchmittMikael Le HenaffAlain Le CozAurélien Lorléac'hJean-Philippe LavigneDavid O'CallaghanAnne KerielPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
We report the first case of brucellosis caused by an isolate whose genome is identical that of a frog isolate from Texas, demonstrating the zoonotic potential of amphibian-type Brucella. Importantly, with such atypical Brucella, correct diagnosis cannot be performed using routine serological tests or identification methods.
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