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brucella

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bru·cel·la  (br-sl)
n. pl. bru·cel·lae (-sl) 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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Noun1.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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Giardia, Brucella, and Cryptosporidium The researchers focused on testing their specimens for four relatively common microbes known to be zoonotic, or transferable from animals to humans: Brucella, Leptospira, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia, which cause symptoms that include high fever, severe headaches, chills, muscle aches, vomiting, and diarrhea.
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