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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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In "Laboratory Exposures to Brucellae and Implications for Bioterrorism" by Pablo Yagupsky and Ellen Jo Baron, an error occurred in the dosage for rifampin prophylaxis.
Correction: Vol 11, No. 8 by Emerging Infectious Diseases
Brucellae are class 3 organisms and potential agents of bioterrorism.
Laboratory exposures to brucellae and implications for bioterrorism by Baron, Ellen Jo / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Therefore, serologic tests that use suspensions of smooth brucellae are not useful in diagnosing B.
Human infection with M- strain of Brucella canis by Fossati, Carlos A. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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