Comparative study on identity of B. ovis 019 strain by traditional methods and HOOF-prints technique

Abstract:

B.ovis 019 strain was identified by traditional methods and HOOF-Prints technique. Software DNAMAN was used to analyze phylogenetic tree for B.ovis 019 and reference strains of B. abortus 2308, B. melitensis 16M, B. suis 1330 and B. ovis 63/290. The results showed that the similarity between B.ovis 019 and B. ovis 63/290 was higher than that between B.ovis 019 and the other reference strains, which was in accordance with the results by conventional bacteriological methods. HOOF-Prints technique would be a promising method for identifying Brucella species and even biovars.