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Brucella genes experimentally linked to virulence in pregnant ruminants and mice. Virulence in pregnant ruminants is measured by bacterial colonization of the dam and fetus and fetal pathology (e.g. abortion or the birth of a weak kid or calf). Virulence in mice is measured by chronic colonization of the spleen.
