Brucella
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See also: brucella
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Brucella_melitensis.jpg/220px-Brucella_melitensis.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Named after British pathologist and microbiologist David Bruce (1855–1931) + -ella (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
[edit]Brucella f
- Several gram-negative bacteria that are pathogenic to humans and animals:
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizobiaceae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Brucellaceae.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus in Rhizobiaceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Alphaproteobacteria – class; Rhizobiales - order; Rhizobiaceae - family
- (genus in Brucellaceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Alphaproteobacteria – class; Rhizobiales - order; Brucellaceae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Brucella melitensis - type species
References
[edit]Brucella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Brucella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Brucella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Brucella in the Genome Taxonomy Database
- Brucella at National Center for Biotechnology Information