brucella
noun
bru·cel·la
brü-ˈse-lə 
plural brucellae
brü-ˈse-(ˌ)lē
or brucellas
or brucellas
: any of a genus (Brucella) of nonmotile pleomorphic bacteria that cause disease in humans and domestic animals
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By 1952, the nation was itself well on its way to manufacturing weapons-grade brucella, tularemia, Q fever, anthrax, and many more biological agents, and was denying accusations of waging biological warfare by China, North Korea and Cuba (9)(10).
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2013
The Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, confirmed that 3,245 people had contracted the disease brucellosis, which is often caused by contact with livestock carrying the bacteria brucella.
—Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN, 17 Sep. 2020
Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2013
The Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, confirmed that 3,245 people had contracted the disease brucellosis, which is often caused by contact with livestock carrying the bacteria brucella.
—Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN, 17 Sep. 2020
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brucella
noun
bru·cel·la
brü-ˈsel-ə
1
capitalized
: a genus of nonmotile capsulated bacteria of the family Brucellaceae that cause disease in humans and domestic animals
2
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