Table 1.

Summary of host, isolation date, source and primary and alternate VNTR alleles of the studied strains

				Polymorphic VNTR							Monomorphic VNTR
Isolate ID	Host	Isolation date	Isolation source	1	1 alt	2	2 alt	30	33	33 alt	3	7	14	16	20	21	25	27	28	29	31
Bc 1	female, abortion in June	June	foetus	234		214		568	295	303	417	306	121	233	439	100	490	413	198	260	507
Bc 2		July	blood	234	242	206	214	568	303		-	306	121	233	439	100	490	413	198	260	507
Bc 3		July	vagina	234		206		568	263		417	306	121	233	439	100	490	413	198	260	507
Bc 4	stud dog, without clinical symptoms	July	blood	234		214		568	303	311	417	306	122	233	439	100	490	413	198	260	507
Bc 5		August	lymph node	234		231		568	295		417	306	121	233	439	100	490	413	198	260	507
Bc 6	female puppy, born with infection in March	July	blood	242	250	150	214	574	255	263	417	306	121	233	439	100	490	413	198	260	507
Bc 7		August	blood	234		214		568	255	263	417	306	121	233	439	100	490	413	198	260	507
Bc 8		August	lymph node	234	242	214		568	255	263	417	306	121	233	439	100	490	413	198	260	507