Open AccessExpanding the host range: infection of a reptilian host (Furcifer pardalis) by an atypical Brucella strain
Author(s) -
Tobias Eisenberg,
Karen Schlez,
Ahmad Fawzy,
I. Völker,
Silke Hechinger,
Mersiha Curić,
Nicole Schauerte,
Christina Geiger,
Jochen Blom,
Holger C. Scholz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
antonie van leeuwenhoek
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1572-9699
pISSN - 0003-6072
DOI - 10.1007/s10482-020-01448-9
Subject(s) - biology , brucella , host (biology) , brucellosis , strain (injury) , zoology , vertebrate , genotype , phenotype , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , genetics , gene , anatomy
Atypical brucellae show deviant phenotypes and/or genotypes. Besides Brucella inopinata, B. microti and B. vulpis, atypical strains have been described infecting humans, rodents, amphibians and fish. They represent potential zoonotic agents. Here, we provide evidence that reptiles as the remaining poikilothermic vertebrate class also represent susceptible hosts for atypical Brucella.