Strain (biovar) | CO2-dependence | Other relevant characteristics | References (code) |
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Reference/collection strains | |||
B. suis 1330 (1) | – | Virulent; reference strain of biovar 1; ATCC 23444 | [9] |
B. suis 513 (5) | – | Virulent; reference strain of biovar 5; NCTC 11996 | |
B. abortus 2308W (1) | – | Virulent; Wisconsin replicate of USDA challenge strain 2308 | |
B. abortus 544 (1) | + | Virulent; reference strain of biovar 1; ATCC 23448 | [9] |
B. abortus 292 (4) | + | Virulent; reference strain of biovar 4; ATCC 23451 | [9] |
B. ovis PA (n.a.)a | + | Virulent; challenge strain used in B. ovis vaccine studies. | |
B. ovis REO198 (n.a.)a | – | Attenuated; genome not sequenced; used for R antigen production for serodiagnosis of ovine epididymitis | |
Field strains | |||
B. abortus AB0339 (1) | + | Cattle isolate | [44] |
B. abortus AB0127 (3) | + | Cattle isolate | [44] |
B. abortus AB0130 (3) | + | Cattle isolate | [44] |
Spontaneous mutants | |||
BoPA-CO mut2 (n.a.)a | – | B. ovis PA mutant isolated during routine work at CITA | This work (Ov-2357) |
AB0339-CO mut2 (1) | – | B. abortus mutant isolated during routine work at University of Navarra | This work (AZB250) |
AB0127-CO mut2 (3) | – | B. abortus mutant isolated during routine work at University of Navarra | This work (AZB251) |
AB0130-CO mut2 (3) | – | B. abortus mutant isolated during routine work at University of Navarra | This work (AZB252) |