David Bruce (microbiologist)
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| David Bruce | |
 David Bruce
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| Born | May 29, 1855 Melbourne |
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| Died | November 27, 1931 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Fields | microbiology |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | trypanosome |
| Notable awards | Leeuwenhoek Medal in 1915 |
Sir David Bruce (May 29, 1855, Melbourne - November 27, 1931) was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta-fever and trypanosomes, identifying the cause of sleeping sickness.
He was born in Australia but returned with his family to Scotland at the age of 5. He was educated at Stirling High School and then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
After a brief period as a general practitioner he joined the Army Medical Service and in 1884 was stationed in Malta, where he identified Malta Fever.
He won the Leeuwenhoek Medal in 1915.
Brucella is a genus of the Bacteriaceae which is named for him. Brucella melitensis is the cause of undulant fever in man and of abortion in goats. It is usually transmitted by goat's milk.
[edit] Names of undulant fever
- Malta fever
- Mediterranean fever
- continued fever
- Cyprus fever
- goat fever
- Gibraltar fever
- mountain fever
- Neapolitan fever
- rock fever
- slow fever
- febris melitensis
- febris undulans
- Bruce's septicemia
- melitensis septicemia
- melitococcosis
- Brucellosis
- Brucelliasis
[edit] References
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- Freeling, P (1995), “The Sir David Bruce Lecture, 1994. A matter of principles.”, Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 141 (2): 61-9, 1995 Jun, PMID:7562740, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7562740>
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- Joubert, J J; Schutte, C H; Irons, D J & Fripp, P J, “Ubombo and the site of David Bruce's discovery of Trypanosoma brucei.”, Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 87 (4): 494-5, PMID:8249096, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8249096>
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- Carne, S J (1991), “Sir David Bruce Lecture 1990. "Heads and tales".”, Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 137 (2): 63-8, 1991 Jun, PMID:1875320, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1875320>
- Morrell, D C (1989), “Sir David Bruce memorial lecture 1988.”, Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 135 (2): 43-8, 1989 Jun, PMID:2671356, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2671356>
- Mochmann, H & Köhler, W (1988), “[100 years of bacteriology--history of the discovery of brucellosis. 1: Uncovering the etiology of Malta fever by the British military surgeon David Bruce and the Mediterranean Fever Commission]”, Zeitschrift für ärztliche Fortbildung 82 (6): 287-90, 1988, PMID:3043930, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3043930>
- Duggan, A J (1977), “Bruce and the African Trypanosomes.”, Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 26 (5 Pt 2 Suppl): 1080-3, 1977 Sep, PMID:20787, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20787>
- Boyd, J (1973), “Sleeping sickness. The Castellani-Bruce controversy.”, Notes and records of the Royal Society of London 28: 93-110, 1973 Jun, PMID:11615538, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11615538>
- ROBERTSON, M (1956), “Some aspects of trypanosomiasis with particular reference to the work of Sir David Bruce.”, The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 59 (4): 69-77, 1956 Apr, PMID:13332700, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13332700>
- MACARTHUR, W (1955), “An account of some of Sir David Bruce's researches, based on his own manuscript notes.”, Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 49 (5): 404-12, 1955 Sep, PMID:13267903, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13267903>
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- TULLOCH, W J (1955), “Sir David Bruce; an appreciation.”, Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 101 (2): 81-90, 1955 Apr, PMID:14368590, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14368590>
- DAVIES, M (1955), “A bibliography of the work of Sir David Bruce, 1887-1924.”, Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 101 (2): 122-9, 1955 Apr, PMID:13248207, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13248207>
- SACHS, A (1951), “A memorial to major-general sir David Bruce, K.C.B., F.R.S.”, Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 97 (4): 293-5, 1951 Oct, PMID:14889518, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14889518>
