布鲁氏杆菌属(Brucella)是一类革兰阴性的短小杆菌,牛、羊、猪等动物最易感染,引起母畜传染性流产。人类接触带菌动物或食用病畜及其乳制品,均可被感染,发生波浪热。该菌属早在1886年由Bruce从地中海1名弛张热病人尸体脾脏标本中用显微镜观察到,1887年获得纯培养,为了纪念他,定 Brucella is a class of Gram-negative brevis that is most susceptible to infection by cattle, sheep, pigs and other animals, causing maternal infectious abortion. Human exposure to contaminated animals or consumption of diseased animals and their dairy products can be affected by the heat wave. As early as 1886, Brucella was observed microscopically from Bruce’s body specimen from a spared fever patient in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1887, he was purely cultured. In memory of him,