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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2015

Typing Discrepancy Between Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization Revealing an Emerging Biovar 9 Variant of Smooth Phage-Resistant B. abortus Strain 8416 in China.

Yao-Xia Kang, Xu-Ming Li, Dong-Ri Piao, Guo-Zhong Tian, Hai Jiang, En-Hou Jia, Liang Lin, Bu-Yun Cui, Yung-Fu Chang, Xiao-Kui Guo and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yao-Xia KangDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China ; Baotou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention Baotou, China.
Xu-Ming LiDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
Dong-Ri PiaoState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Beijing, China.
Guo-Zhong TianState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Beijing, China.
Hai JiangState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Beijing, China.
En-Hou JiaState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Beijing, China.
Liang LinBaotou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention Baotou, China.
Bu-Yun CuiState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Beijing, China.
Yung-Fu ChangDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA.
Xiao-Kui GuoDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
Yong-Zhang ZhuDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China ; Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA.
National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNCornell University · USNew York State College of Veterinary Medicine · US

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Abstract

A newly isolated smooth colony morphology phage-resistant strain 8416 isolated from a 45-year-old cattle farm cleaner with clinical features of brucellosis in China was reported. The most unusual phenotype was its resistance to two Brucella phages Tbilisi and Weybridge, but sensitive to Berkeley 2, a pattern similar to that of Brucella melitensis biovar 1. VITEK 2 biochemical identification system found that both strain 8416 and B. melitensis strains shared positive ILATk, but negative in other B. abortus strains. However, routine biochemical and phenotypic characteristics of strain 8416 were most similar to that of B. abortus biovar 9 except CO2 requirement. In addition, multiple PCR molecular typing assays including AMOS-PCR, B. abortus special PCR (B-ab PCR) and a novel sub-biovar typing PCR, indicated that strain 8416 may belong to either biovar 3b or 9 of B. abortus. Surprisingly, further MLVA typing results showed that strain 8416 was most closely related to B. abortus biovar 3 in the Brucella MLVA database, primarily differing in 4 out of 16 screened loci. Therefore, due to the unusual discrepancy between phenotypic (biochemical reactions and particular phage lysis profile) and molecular typing characteristics, strain 8416 could not be exactly classified to any of the existing B. abortus biovars and might be a new variant of B. abortus biovar 9. The present study also indicates that the present phage typing scheme for Brucella sp. is subject to variation and the routine Brucella biovar typing needs further studies.

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B. abortusMLVA typingsmooth phage-resistant (SPR)unusual biochemical reactions

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