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brucella
(redirected from Brucella melitensis)

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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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The serum agglutinin test for Brucellosis was positive at 1/320 titer, and then blood culture grew Brucella melitensis.
Management of brucella-induced thrombocytopenic purpura/Brusellaya ... by Ozen, Metehan; Ozgen, Unsal; Gungor, Serdal / Journal of Pediatric Infection
Since the discovery of Brucella melitensis by David Bruce in 1887, several species have been identified, such as B.
Multicenter study of brucellosis in Egypt by Samaha, Hassan; Rowaily, Meshref Al-; Khoudair, Ramadan M.; Ashour, Hossam M. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Brucella agglutinin titer was positive at 1:640, and the blood culture using the BACTEC 9240 automated blood culture system (BD Biosciences, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey) had grown Brucella melitensis by the sixth day.
Acute Brucellosis as a Cause of Infective Colitis by Elias E Mazokopakis and J G Triantafillos G Giannakopoulos and Emilios G Christias / Military Medicine
 
 
 
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