brucella

[ broo-sel-uh ]

noun

, Bacteriology.

, plural bru·cel·lae [broo-, sel, -ee], bru·cel·las.

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brucella¹

1920; < New Latin; after D. Bruce; -ella

Example Sentences

The rôle of one species of cockroach and several species of flies in the dissemination of Brucella.

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