Differentiated characteristics of important BRUCELLA species

DIFFERENTIATED CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPORTANT BRUCELLA SPECIES

Characteristic
B. abortus
B. melitensis
B. Suis
CO2 requirment
+
-
-
H2S production
+
-
++
Growth in thionin
-
+
+
Growth in basic fuchsin
+
+
-
Agglutination with mono specific serum against
B. abortus
+
-
+
B. melitensis
-
+
-
Metabolic tests
Glutamic acid
+
+
+
Ornithine
-
-
+
Ribose
+
-
+
Lysine
-
-
+
Bacteriophage susceptibility (Tb)
+
-
-
Hosts
Cattle
Sheep and Goat
Pigs

 

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