First Case of Brucellosis Caused by an Amphibian-type Brucella

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 72; no. 9; pp. e404 - e407
• Main Authors: Rouzic, Nicolas, Desmier, Ludovic, Cariou, Marie-Estelle, Gay, Eugénie, Foster, Jeffrey T, Williamson, Charles H D, Schmitt, François, Le Henaff, Mikael, Le Coz, Alain, Lorléac'h, Aurélien, Lavigne, Jean-Philippe, O'Callaghan, David, Keriel, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press (OUP) 04.05.2021
• Subjects: Bacteriology; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases; Life Sciences; Microbiology and Parasitology; pulmonary infection; amphibian; atypical; Brucella; brucellosis

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 o...