Genetic Characterization of Animal Brucella Isolates from Northwest Region in China

Table 1

Geographical distribution and genotype of Brucella isolates in northwest China.

Province	Host	Locality ID	Region	Species	Genotype	Isolate size
Gansu	Sheep	1	Qingyang	B. melitensis	ST7	4
					ST8	6
		2	Lanzhou	B. melitensis	ST8	1
		3	Wuwei	B. melitensis	ST8	2
Inner Mongolia	Sheep	4	Otog	B. melitensis	ST8	6
		5	Ulanqab	B. suis	ST14	1
				B. melitensis	ST8	11
		6	Linhe	B. abortus	ST1	2
				B. suis	ST14	1
				B. melitensis	ST8	5
Xinjiang	Sheep	7	Urumchi	B. melitensis	ST8	7
		8	Shihezi	B. melitensis	ST8	3
		9	Hetian	B. melitensis	ST8	5
		10	Bayingolin	B. melitensis	ST8	2
Qinghai	Yaks	11	Tianjun	B. abortus	ST3	3
	Sheep			B. melitensis	ST3	1
		12	Haiyan	B. melitensis	ST3	1
					ST8	3
		13	Yushu	B. melitensis	ST8	1
		14	Zhiduo	B. melitensis	ST8	1

Province: region of sample collection; host: host from which the bacteria were isolated; locality ID corresponds to the counties of isolation; region: region from which the samples and isolates were collected.