Research Article
16S rRNA and Omp31 Gene Based Molecular Characterization of Field Strains of B. melitensis from Aborted Foetus of Goats in India
Table 1
Species and biovar differentiation of the species of the genus Brucella isolates.
| Brucella isolates | Source | Growth characteristics | Monospecific sera | Phage typing | Interpretation | Urea | H2S | CO2 | BF | TH | A | M | Tb | Wb | BK2 | Fi | Iz | R/C |
| P1 | Fetal membrane | ++ | − | − | + | + | − | + | NL | NL | CL | NL | PL | NL | Brucella melitensis biovar 3 | P2 | Stomach content | ++ | − | − | + | + | − | + | NL | NL | CL | NL | PL | NL | Brucella melitensis biovar 3 | P3 | Stomach content | ++ | − | − | + | + | + | + | NL | NL | CL | NL | PL | NL | Brucella melitensis biovar 3 | P4 | Stomach content | ++ | − | − | + | + | + | + | NL | NL | CL | NL | PL | NL | Brucella melitensis biovar 3 | P5 | Vaginal Swab | ++ | − | − | + | + | + | + | NL | NL | CL | NL | PL | NL | Brucella melitensis biovar 3 |
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BF: basic fuchsin at 20 L/mL (1/50,000 w/v), TH: thionin at 20 L/mL (1/50,000 w/v), CL: confluent lysis, PL: partial lysis, NL: no lysis.
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