title: The isolation of Brucella abortus biotype I from African buffalo in the Kruger National Park.
abstract: The isolation of Brucella abortus from free living wild africal buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, is described. The four isolates testes proved to be biotype I and it is speculated that the origin of brucellosis in wild animals is from domestic stock.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000635:transmission; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D010920:Placenta / Q000382:microbiology*; D013019:South Africa