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SUBMITTER: Projahn M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7565414 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Microorganisms 20200831 9
Brucellosis is still a global health issue, and surveillance and control of this zoonotic disease in livestock remains a challenge. Human outbreaks are mainly linked to the consumption of unpasteurized dairy products. The detection of human pathogenic <i>Brucella</i> species in food of animal origin is time-consuming and laborious. Bacteriophages are broadly applied to the typing of <i>Brucella</i> isolates from pure culture. Since phages intracellularly replicate to very high numbers, they can ...[more]