Table 3 Phenotype based identity of the 303 isolates used to validate the species defining MGB assay.

B. abortus unknown biovar

22

B. abortus bv1

55

B. abortus bv2

6

B. abortus bv3

11

B. abortus bv4

8

B. abortus bv5

4

B. abortus bv6

11

B. abortus bv7

5

B. abortus bv9

1

B. melitensis unknown biovar

23

B. melitensis bv1

7

B. melitensis bv2

2

B. melitensis bv3

32

B. ovis

5

B. suis unknown biovar

30

B. suis bv1

13

B. suis bv2

8

B. suis bv3

3

B. suis bv4

5

B. suis bv5

2

Marine Mammal Brucellae

30

B. canis

12

B. neotomae

3

Novel phenotype/Brucella by 16S rRNA

5