Bruno Garin-Bastuji

TL;DR: The development of a human vaccine for brucellosis is defined, besides the implementation of control and eradication programs in animals, as a high priority and the pathogenicity for humans of the different Brucella species found in cetaceans and pinnipeds still has to be clearly established.

TL;DR: This robust test can differentiate in a single step all of the classical Brucella species, including those found in marine mammals and the S19, RB51, and Rev.1 vaccine strains.

TL;DR: Analysis of DNA polymorphism at the omp2 locus of 33 marine mammal Brucella strains isolated from seals, dolphins, porpoises and an otter suggests that brucellae isolated from such diverse marine mammal species as seals and dolphins could actually comprise more than one species.

TL;DR: Although no serological test and antigen combination fully resolved the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in the presence of FPSR, some are simple and practical alternatives to the brucellin skin test currently recommended for differential diagnosis.

TL;DR: Fifteen different Rose Bengal antigens showed large differences with respect to pH, cell concentration and agglutination with the international standard anti-Brucella abortus serum, demonstrating the lack of international standardisation.