title: First report of a Brucella suis infection in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus).
abstract: In the present case report the detection of Brucella (B.) suis biovar 2 in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) is described for the first time. The roe deer fawn was found emaciated and moribund in a hunting ground in the district Hohenlohe in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in February 2013. A post-mortem examination revealed particularly a high-grade fibrinous pleurisy caused by the pathogen which could be multiplied in a dense growth on sheep blood agar and confirmed and differentiated subsequently by PCR.
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sting
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schwabe
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oehme
authors.forename: Mandy Carolina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Elschner
authors.forename: Falk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Melzer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D041021:Brucella suis; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D010998:Pleurisy; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis