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Note on the discovery of a micro-organism in Malta fever.
Practitioner, 39, 161-70. 1887.
Malta fever was shown by Bruce to be due to Micrococcus (Brucella) melitensis. The disease was later named Brucellosis.
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BACTERIOLOGY › BACTERIA (mostly pathogenic; sometimes indexed only to genus)BACTERIOLOGY › BACTERIA (mostly pathogenic; sometimes indexed only to genus) › Gram-Negative BacteriaBACTERIOLOGY › BACTERIA (mostly pathogenic; sometimes indexed only to genus) › Spirochetes › Borrelia COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › MaltaINFECTIOUS DISEASE › Brucellosis
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #5098 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/6020 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | note-on-the-discovery-of-a-microorganism-in-malta-fever |