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Brucella
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Brucella [brü′sel·ə]
(microbiology)
A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria of uncertain affiliation; single, nonmotile coccobacilli or short rods, all of which are parasites and pathogens of mammals.


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In "Laboratory Exposures to Brucellae and Implications for Bioterrorism" by Pablo Yagupsky and Ellen Jo Baron, an error occurred in the dosage for rifampin prophylaxis.
Brucellae are class 3 organisms and potential agents of bioterrorism.
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