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Agriculture · Q283

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 283

Q283

Growth of brucella organisms is favored due to

A.
Erythritol
Answer
B.
Sorbitol
C.
Glucose
D.
Protein

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Growth of brucella organisms is favored due to Erythritol.
Erythritol is a four-carbon sugar preferentially utilized by Brucella spp. The presence of erythritol in the placentas of goats, cows, and pigs has been used to explain the localization of Brucella to these sites and the subsequent accumulation of large amounts of bacteria, eventually leading to abortion.