(broo-sel′ă )
[Sir David Bruce, Brit. physician and bacteriologist, 1855-1931]
A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, coccobacilli that are pathogenic to humans and cause undulant fever and abortion in cattle, hogs, and goats.
SEE: brucellosis
The species that causes contagious abortion in cattle, dogs, and other domestic animals.
The species that causes brucellosis in goats.
The species that causes brucellosis in swine.