TABLE 1.

Brucella strains used in this study

Strain no.	Species	Biovar	Strain designation	Strain type, host, or source
1	B. melitensis	1	16M	Prototype strain
2	B. melitensis	1	117790	Human
3	B. melitensis	1	118762	Human
4	B. melitensis	1 (atypical)	9413	Sheep
5	B. melitensis	1 (atypical)	6012	Human
6	B. melitensis	1 (atypical)	124386	Human
7	B. melitensis	1	Rev.1 (vaccine) (ocular lot)	Commercial source
8	B. melitensis	1	Rev.1 (vaccine) (subcutaneous lot)	Commercial source
9	B. melitensis	1 (Rev.1-like)	5000	Human
10	B. melitensis	1 (Rev.1-like)	204216	Human
11	B. melitensis	1 (Rev.1-like)	134172	Sheep milk
12	B. melitensis	1 (Rev.1-like)	116375	Sheep milk
13	B. melitensis	1 (Rev.1-like)	124596	Sheep milk
14	B. melitensis	1 (Rev.1-like)	225875	Goat's retropharyngeal gland
15	B. melitensis	1 (Rev.1-like)	226390	Sheep bulk milk tank
16	B. melitensis	1 (Rev.1-like)	226997	Sheep milk
17	B. melitensis	1 (Rev.1-like)	223713	Goat's membranes from aborted fetus
18	B. melitensis	2	118808	Human
19	B. melitensis	2	160621	Human
20	B. melitensis	2 (atypical)	124906	Human
21	B. melitensis	3	Ether	Prototype strain
22	B. melitensis	3	119917	Human
23	B. melitensis	3	119919	Human
24	B. melitensis	Rough	B115	Reference strain
25	B. melitensis	Rough	119056	Human
26	B. abortus	1	544	Prototype strain
27	B. abortus	1	2038	Reference strain
28	B. abortus	1	S19 (vaccine)
29	B. abortus	3	Tulya	Prototype strain
30	B. suis	1	S2 (vaccine)