Identification of Brucella abortus, B. canis, B. melitensis, and B. suis by carbon substrate assimilation tests

Authors
Lopez-Merino, A Monnet, DL Hernandez, I Sanchez, NL Boeufgras, JM Sandoval, H Freney, J
Citation
A. Lopez-merino et al., Identification of Brucella abortus, B. canis, B. melitensis, and B. suis by carbon substrate assimilation tests, VET MICROB, 80(4), 2001, pp. 359-363
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health",Microbiology
Journal title
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
03781135 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
359 - 363
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1135(20010622)80:4<359:IOBABC>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
By using the results of seven carbon substrate assimilation tests from the Biotype 100 system (bioMerieux, Marcy-l'Etoile, France), we correctly ident ified 79 (85.9%) of 92 Brucella strains tested. The specificity of the meth od varied from 97.4 to 100% depending on the species. Although a biological safety cabinet must be used, this method represents an easy and fast alter native for the identification of Brucella species. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scienc e B.V. All rights reserved.