Cell Envelope Virulence Genes among Field Strains of Brucella melitensis Isol…

Despite the conjunctival vaccination program against Brucellosis in Palestine for more than 15 years, brucellosis continues to be a big problem concern, with increased incidence widely noted. Brucella melitensis is a facultative intracellular bacterium that replicates within macrophages. Recent reports showed that certain cell envelope associated genes of the B. melitensis is associated with it…