Brucella species are facultative intracellular pathogens. They survive and replicate inside host phagocytic immune cells (like macrophages and dendritic cells). This intracellular localization hides them from host antibodies and circulating immune defenses, enabling the bacteria to cause persistent and chronic infections in animals and humans.
Brucella organisms are primarily described as what type of pathogens?
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