Brucella

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Brucella

Brucella (/bruːˈsɛlə/) is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria, named after David Bruce (1855–1931). They are small (0.5 to 0.7 by 0.6 to 1.5 µm), nonencapsulated, nonmotile, facultatively intracellular coccobacilli.

Etymology

The genus was named in honor of the British physician Sir David Bruce, who first isolated and identified the bacteria in 1887 during an investigation of a Malta fever outbreak among British soldiers in Malta.

Pronunciation

The term "Brucella" is pronounced as /bruːˈsɛlə/.

Related Terms

  • Brucellosis: An infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella.
  • Gram-negative bacteria: A group of bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation.
  • Coccobacilli: A type of bacterium with a shape intermediate between cocci (spherical bacteria) and bacilli (rod-shaped bacteria).
  • Facultatively intracellular: Organisms that can live and reproduce either inside or outside cells.
  • Malta fever: Another name for brucellosis, named after the island of Malta where it was first identified.

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