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BRUCELLA CANIS
| Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
| Genus: | Brucella |
| Species: | Brucella canis |
| Description: | Brucella canis, is a gram negative obligate aerobe. Cells can be either cocci or coccibacilli and usually are not found in pairs. It has no flagella and is not motile. It has an optimum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius and an optimum pH of 6.6 to 7.4. B. canis has an outer membrane composed of a layer of lipopolysaccharide protein, followed by a periplasmic space and then a cytoplasmic membrane which has three layers of lipoproteins.The exact composition of Brucella canis cell wall is unknown. Its cells contain the carbohydrates glucose, galactose, heptose and manose. B. canis has a respiratory type of metabolism, typical of obligate aerobes, and contains the enzymes catalase and oxidase. When blood is present, B. canis grows and divides faster |
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| Source: | Brucella canis is found all over the world. It has been reported in China, Japan, North America, Central America, and South America. B. canis is an obligate intracellular pathogen, so it has to be in cells to be able to reproduce |
| Pathogenicity: | Brucella canis causes the disease brucellosis in dogs. It effects female and male dogs. |
| Genbank: | L37584.(16S rRNA gene) [Genome] [Nucleotide] |
| Size (Mb): | 3.3 |
| GC %: | 57.23 |
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| Reference: | Krieg, Noel R., John G. Holt, and D. H. Bergey. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 1. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1984. Print. & Brower, Alexandra, Ogi Okwumabua, and Chuck Massengill. "Investigation of the Spread of Brucella Canis via the U.S. Interstate Dog Trade." International Journal of Infectious Diseases 11.5 (2007): 454-58. Science Direct. Web. 12 Mar. 2011. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7CPT-4N55TTP-J&_user=10&_coverDate=09%2F30%2F2007&_alid=1720738320&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_cdi=17975&_sort=r&_st=13&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=3&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=14e121e1cbe31163c3ae1c012a2cd60a&searchtype=a |
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