Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,904,206,508 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

brucella
(redirected from Brucella suis)

    Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
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.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
An investigation found two patients with confirmed brucellosis from Brucella suis infection and one patient with possible brucellosis, all associated with feral swine hunting.
Hunters get brucellosis from feral swine by Currie, Donya / The Nation's Health
The Brucella suis genome reveals fundamental similarities between animal and plant pathogens and symbionts.
Isolation of Brucella microti from soil by Scholz, Holger C.; Hubalek, Zdenek; Nesvadbova, Jirina; Tomaso, Herbert; Vergnaud, Gilles; Le Fleche / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Currently, of the six main species of Brucella, four have moderate-to-significant pathogenicity for humans: * Brucella suis (from pigs; high pathogenicity); * Brucella melitensis (from sheep; highest pathogenicity); * Brucella abortus (from cattle; moderate pathogenicity); and * Brucella canis (from dogs; moderate pathogenicity).
Anatomy of an exposure: a hospital lab's recovery of Brucella ... by Gannon, Colleen K. / Medical Laboratory Observer
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.