• Brucella antibodies in alaskan true seals and eared seals — two different stories 

      Nymo, Ingebjørg H.; Rødven, Rolf; Beckmen, Kimberlee; Larsen, Anett K.; Tryland, Morten; Quakenbush, Lori; Godfroid, Jacques (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-31)
      Brucella pinnipedialis was first isolated from true seals in 1994 and from eared seals in 2008. Although few pathological findings have been associated with infection in true seals, reproductive pathology including abortions, and the isolation of the zoonotic strain type 27 have been documented in eared seals. <br> In this study, a Brucella enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the Rose ...