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单词 Brucella
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Definition of Brucella in English:

Brucella

noun bruːˈsɛlə
  • A genus of small, Gram-negative, non-motile coccoid or rod-shaped bacteria which are parasites and pathogens of various species of mammal, especially cattle and pigs, and can be transmitted from livestock to humans in infected milk or meat or by contact with infected animals; (also brucella) a bacterium of this genus.

Origin

1920s. From scientific Latin Brucella from the name of Sir David Bruce, Scottish physician, who identified the bacteria as the cause of Malta fever in 1887 ( Practitioner 39 161) + classical Latin -ella.

 
 

Definition of Brucella in US English:

Brucella

nounbruːˈsɛlə
  • A genus of small, Gram-negative, non-motile coccoid or rod-shaped bacteria which are parasites and pathogens of various species of mammal, especially cattle and pigs, and can be transmitted from livestock to humans in infected milk or meat or by contact with infected animals; (also brucella) a bacterium of this genus.

Origin

1920s. From scientific Latin Brucella from the name of Sir David Bruce, Scottish physician, who identified the bacteria as the cause of Malta fever in 1887 ( Practitioner 39 161) + classical Latin -ella.

 
 
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