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. 2001 Jan;39(1):235–240. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.1.235-240.2001

TABLE 1.

Bacterial strains

Species Strains grouped according to source or reference
Vaccine Human blood and bone marrow Dog blood Goat milk Cow milk and cheese Unknown ATCCa
B. melitensis bv. 1 REV-1 78, 87, 91, 113, 219, 256, 261, 376, 391, 392, 393, 400, 401, 402, 415, 450, 456, 457, 458, 461, 462, 485, LAR, P217 279, 280 371 23456 (M16)
B. melitensis bv. 2 84 23457 (63/9)
B. melitensis bv. 3 254, 255, 257, 258, 259, 306 G914, G1024, T65/40 23458 (Ether)
B. abortus bv. 1 S19, RB51 ENCB 223, 240, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 275, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 313, 314 23448 (544)
B. abortus bv. 2 23449 (86/8/59)
B. abortus bv. 3 23450 (Tulya)
B. abortus bv. 4 159, 160, 241, 242, 245 23451 (292)
B. abortus bv. 5 273, 274 49/8 23452 (B3196)
B. abortus bv. 6 23453 (870)
B. abortus bv. 7 23454 (63/75)
B. abortus bv. 9 23455 (C68)
B. suis bv. 1 S2CH 106, 387 196 129, 191, 192, 377 23444 (1330)
B. suis bv. 2 23445 (Thomsen)
B. suis bv. 3 23446 (686)
B. suis bv. 4 23447 (40/67)
B. suis bv. 5 None (513)
B. canis ISLE, 1226 23365 (RM6/66)
B. ovis 23840 (63/290)
B. neotomae 23459 (5K33)
Marine Brucella 14-95
a

Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization names and numbers are in parentheses.