Bacterium
brucella
[ broo-sel-uh ]
Subclass of:
Brucellaceae
Definitions related to brucella:
  • A genus of aerobic, Gram-negative, coccobacilli shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Brucellaceae.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that causes BRUCELLOSIS. Its cells are nonmotile coccobacilli and are animal parasites and pathogens. The bacterium is transmissible to humans through contact with infected dairy products or tissue.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Brucella genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Genus of gram negative, aerobic bacteria that causes brucellosis; its cells are nonmotile coccobacilli and are animal parasites and pathogens; the bacterium is transmissible to humans through contact with infected dairy products or tissue.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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