A photomicrograph of the bacterium Brucella melitensis, initially named Micrococcus melitensis.



This is a photomicrograph of Brucella melitensis, the cause of Brucellosis. Symptoms are similar to flu and may also include severe infections of the central nervous systems, and the lining of the heart, or endocardium.

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