Table 1.
Biotyping characteristics of Brucella species isolates in Guangxi, China
| Strain No. | Growth characteristics | Monospecific Sera | Phages lysis testing | Interpreted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 requested | H2S | BF | TH | A | M | R | Tb | BK2 | Wb | ||
| BA | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | B. abortus 544 |
| BM | – | – | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | B. melitensis16M | |
| BS | – | ++ | – | + | + | – | – | – | + | + | B. suis 1330 |
| GX001~015, GX040 | – | – | + | + | + | + | – | NL | CL | NL | B. melitensis bv. 3 |
| GX021, GX024 | – | ++ | – | + | + | – | – | NL | CL | CL | B. suis bv. 1 |
| GX016~021, 022, 023, GX025~032 | – | – | + | + | + | – | – | NL | CL | CL | B. suis bv. 3 |
| GX033~GX039 | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | NL | NL | NL | B. canis |
Strain No., the number conferred to isolates;
BF, Basic fuchsin at 20 μg /ml (1/50,000 w/v); TH, Thionin at 20 μg /ml (1/50,000 w/v);
Phages, Tb = Tbilisi, BK2 = Berkeley type 2, Wb = Weybridge;
CL, Confluent Lysis; NL, No lysis; RTD, Routine test dilution;
+, positive (serum agglutination positive);
-, negative (serum agglutination negative)