MeSH definition : A species of the genus BRUCELLA whose natural hosts are sheep and goats. Other mammals,
including humans, may be infected. In general, these organisms tend to be more virulent
for laboratory animals than BRUCELLA ABORTUS and may cause fatal infections.;
DeCS synonym : Micrococcus melitensis;
MeSH annotation : note specific biovars are X refs to other species; infection: coord IM with BRUCELLOSIS
(IM);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucella melitensis;
A species of the genus BRUCELLA whose natural hosts are sheep and goats. Other mammals,
including humans, may be infected. In general, these organisms tend to be more virulent
for laboratory animals than BRUCELLA ABORTUS and may cause fatal infections.