brucella
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ə noun, plural bru·cel·lae [broo-sel-ee] , bru·cel·las. Bacteriology.
[broo-sel-ee] , bru·cel·las. Bacteriology. any of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Brucella, certain species of which, as B. melitensis, are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
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Brucella Bru·cel·la (br&oomacr;-sěl'ə)
n.
A genus of encapsulated, nonmotile bacteria containing short, rod-shaped to coccoid gram-negative cells that are parasites in and pathogens for humans.
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Brucella
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The bacterium brucella abortus is the principal cause of brucellosis in cattle.
The causative agent of brucellosis in dogs is brucella canis.
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