<prompt> Which of the following statements is false about Brucella?It causes undulant Malta Mediterranean feverIs is gram negative coccobacilliIt can be killed by pasteurisationIt is a strict anaerobe  <response>: Brucellae are strict aerobes and do not grow anaerobically. Brucellae consists of very small, non-motile, aerobic, Gram-negative coccobacillus that grows poorly on ordinary media and has little fermentative powers. Ref: Textbook of microbiology; Ananthanarayana and panikers; 10th edition; Pg:345 