Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Brucella Isolates in Cattle Milk in Uganda

Table 1

Phenotypic characteristics of Brucella spp. isolated from cattle milk from northern and eastern Uganda in 2011-2012.

Sample ID	Serological result	Colony morphology	Serum requirement	CO2  requirement	Oxidase test	Urease activity	Agglutination with monospecific sera A	H2S production	Growth in basic fuchsin	Biovar
S406/01	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3
S403/07	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3
S03/03	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3
S37/02	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3
S406/02	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3
G41/01	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3
G86/14	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3
S403/12	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3
S403/09	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3
S01/08	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3
S02/10	+	S	−	−	+	+	+	+	+	1 or 3

S: smooth colonies.