Host Animals for Brucella Species
Species |
Main Animal Host(s) |
B. abortus |
Cattle |
B. melitensis |
Goats, sheep, camels |
B. suis |
Pigs |
B. canis |
Dogs |
B. ovis |
Sheep, goats |
B. neotomae |
Wood rats |
B. pinnipediae |
Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walruses) |
B. ceti |
Cetaceans (dolphins, porpoises, whales) |
B. microti |
Common vole |
- Page last reviewed: November 12, 2012
- Page last updated: November 12, 2012
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