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bru·cel·la

(bro͞o-sĕl′ə)

n. pl. bru·cel·lae (-sĕl′ē) or bru·cel·las

Any of various aerobic, short, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Brucella that are pathogenic to humans and domestic animals.

[After Sir David Bruce.]

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brucella

(bruːˈsɛlə)

any of a genus of nonmotile bacteria that cause brucellosis

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Brucella - an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon

coccobacillus - a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus

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Brucellosis (Mediterranean fever, undulant fever) is the most common zoonotic infection caused by the bacterial genus Brucella. These organisms are small aerobic intracellular coccobacilli, which localize in the reproductive organs of the host animals and the humans contract infection by ingestion through infected food products, direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols.

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This disease, which has a worldwide distribution, is caused by Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Brucella. Currently, there are 11 recognized Brucella species (2), and six of them, are known to be pathogenic for both animals and to humans, namely: B.

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