brucellosis

brucellosis
[ˌbruːsəˈləʊsɪs]
noun
  1. [mass noun]a bacterial disease typically affecting cattle and causing undulant fever in humans
    布鲁氏杆菌病
  2. This disease is caused by Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Brucella, in particular B. abortus
    该病由布鲁氏菌属的革兰氏阴性菌引起,尤指牛布鲁氏杆菌
语源
  1. 1930s: from modern Latin Brucella + -osis: named after Sir David Bruce (1855–1931), the Scottish physician who identified the bacterium
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