Table 1.
Brucella spp. isolates recovered from livestock in Egypt (2002–2007) and examined by MLVA-15 technique included in the present study (n = 17). Panel 1 includes eight minisatellite markers (Bruce 06–Bruce 55) and Panel 2 is composed of seven microsatellite markers (Bruce 18–Bruce 30). The number of tandem repeats observed in each marker is indicated in the corresponding cells.
| Id. strain | Sample | Host | Origin | Year | Specie (biovar) | MLVA-15 Panel 1 | MLVA-15 Panel 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Bruce 06 | Bruce 08 | Bruce 11 | Bruce 12 | Bruce 42 | Bruce 43 | Bruce 45 | Bruce 55 | Bruce 18 | Bruce 21 | Bruce 04 | Bruce 07 | Bruce 09 | Bruce 16 | Bruce 30 | ||||||
| 5 | Lymph node | Cow | ND* | 2002–2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Fetus | Cow | ND | 2002–2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Lymph node | Sheep | Sharkia | 2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Spleen | Cow | ND | 2002–2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Lymph node | Cow | ND | 2006-2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Lymph node | Cow | Beni-Suef | 2006-2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Lymph node | Cow | Beni-Suef | 2006-2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | Lymph node | Cow | Beni-Suef | 2006-2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Lymph node | Sheep | Beni-Suef | 2006-2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | Lymph node | Goat | Beni-Suef | 2006-2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Milk | Buffalo | Beni-Suef | 2006-2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Fetus | Cow | Beni-Suef | 2006-2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Milk | Buffalo | Assiut | 2007 | B. melitensis bv. 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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| 10 | Milk | Cow | Menofia | 2007 | B. suis bv. 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Lymph node | Cow | Beni-Suef | 2006-2007 | B. suis bv. 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
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| 13 | Spleen | Cow | Beni-Suef | 2006-2007 | B. abortus | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Milk | Cow | ND | 2002–2007 | B. abortus | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
*ND: non determined.