TABLE 2.
Rifs Brucella strains
| Strain | Phenotypea | Originb | Accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. melitensis | |||
| CT1p | R | Isolate, Italy | AY540337 |
| CT2p | R | Isolate, Italy | |
| 16M | S | VLA | |
| Rev1 | S | Vaccine, IZS (RM) | |
| B115 | R | VLA | |
| 63/9 | S | VLA | |
| Ether | S | VLA | |
| B. abortus | |||
| 2308 | S | IZS (BS) | AY562179 |
| 19 | S | Vaccine, IZS (BS) | |
| 45/20 | R | VLA | |
| 544 | S | VLA | |
| 99 | S | VLA | |
| 1119 | S | VLA | |
| Tulya | S | VLA | |
| 292 | S | VLA | |
| B3196 | S | VLA | |
| 870 | S | VLA | |
| B. suis | |||
| 1330 | S | VLA | |
| Thomsen | S | VLA | |
| 686 | S | VLA | |
| 40 | S | VLA | |
| B. ovis 63/290 | R | VLA |
R, rough; S, smooth.
IZS (BS), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Brescia, Italy; IZS (RM), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Rome, Italy; VLA, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Surrey, United Kingdom.