Table 1 Brucella strains used in this study.
O-chain biosynthetic gene restriction patterns: | |||||||||||||||
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wbk region | wb region | ||||||||||||||
Species | Biovar | Serotype | Strain | Host/ source | Geographic origin | wbkE | manA O-Ag | manC O-Ag | manB O-Ag | wbkF | wbkD | wboA | wboB | manB core | wa** |
Terrestrial mammal: | |||||||||||||||
B. melitensis | 1 | M | 16 M (ATCC 23456; BCCN R1) | Goat | United States | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
2 | A | 63/9 (ATCC 23457; BCCN R2) | Goat | Turkey | A | A | A | B | B | A | A | A | A | A | |
3 | AM | Ether (ATCC 23458; BCCN R3) | Goat | Italy | A | A | A | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | |
B. abortus | 1 | A | 544 (ATCC 23448; BCCN R4) | Cattle | England | A | A | A | C | A | B | B | A | A | A |
2 | A | 86/8/59 (ATCC 23449; BCCN R5) | Cattle | England | A | A | A | C | C | B | B | A | A | A | |
3 | A | Tulya (ATCC 23450; BCCN R6) | Human | Uganda | A | A | A | A | A | B | B | A | A | A | |
4 | M | 292 (ATCC 23451; BCCN R7) | Cattle | England | A | A | A | C | A | B | B | A | A | A | |
5 | M | B3196 (ATCC 23452; BCCN R8) | Cattle | England | A | A | A | C | A | B | B | A | A | A | |
6 | A | 870 (ATCC 23453; BCCN R9) | Cattle | Africa | A | A | A | C | A | B | B | A | A | A | |
9 | M | C68 (ATCC 23455; BCCN R11) | Cattle | England | A | A | A | C | A | B | B | A | A | A | |
R | 45/20 (BCCN V2) | Cattle | England | A | A | A | C | C | B | B | A | A | A | ||
B. suis | 1 | A | 1330 (ATCC 23444; BCCN R12) | Swine | United States | A | A | A | D | A | B | A | A | A | A |
2 | A | Thomsen (ATCC 23445; BCCN R13) | Swine | Denmark | A | A | A | E | A | B | A | A | A | B | |
3 | A | 686 (ATCC 23446; BCCN R14) | Swine | United States | A | A | A | D | A | B | A | A | A | A | |
4 | AM | 40 (ATCC 23447; BCCN R15) | Reindeer | Russia | A | A | A | D | A | B | A | A | A | A | |
5 | M | 513 (BCCN R21) | Wild rodent | Russia | A | A | A | D | A | B | A | A | A | A | |
B. ovis | 63/290 (ATCC 25840; BCCN R17) | Sheep | Africa | A | A | A | F | A | B | NA | NA | A | C | ||
Reo 198 (BCCN R22) | Sheep | United States | A | A | A | F | A | B | NA | NA | A | C | |||
BCCN 76–250 | Sheep | France | A | A | A | F | A | B | NA | NA | A | C | |||
B. canis | RM6/66 (ATCC 23365; BCCN R18) | Dog | United States | A | A | A | D | D | C | A | A | A | A | ||
D519 (BCCN C1) | Dog | Madagascar | A | A | A | D | D | C | A | A | A | A | |||
BCCN 87.65 | Dog | Canada | A | A | A | D | D | C | A | A | A | A | |||
B. neotomae | A | 5K33 (ATCC 23459; BCCN R16) | Desert rat | United States | A | B | A | D | A | A | A | A | A | A | |
Marine mammal: | |||||||||||||||
B. pinnipedialis | A | B2/94 | Common seal | Scotland | A | A | A | G | A | A | A | A | A | A | |
B. ceti | A | B1/94 | Porpoise | Scotland | A | A | A | G | A | A | A | A | A | A | |