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Table 1 Geographic, animal and tissue origin of the examined samples, and Brucella identification based on various molecular techniques

From: Brucella spp. distribution, hosting ruminants from Greece, applying various molecular identification techniques

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Sample ID

Farm animal species

Originating tissue

Collection site

Screening PCR

MLVAa

BP26

OMP31

DNA quality (26/280 ratio)

1

1751

Billy goat

Testicle

Xanthi

B. melitensis REV1

B. melitensis REV1 (2/8)

B. melitensis

< 1.2

2

1761

Billy goat

Testicle

Xanthi

B. melitensis REV1

B. melitensis REV1 (8/8)

B. melitensis

1.8 – 2.2

3

1771

Billy goat

Testicle

Xanthi

B. melitensis

B. melitensis (3/8)

B. melitensisB.

< 1.2

4

3111

Billy goat

Testicle

Xanthi

B. melitensis REV1

B. melitensis REV1 (8/8)

B. melitensis

1.8 – 2.2

5

3131

Ram

Testicle

Xanthi

B. melitensis

B. melitensis (8/8)

B. melitensis

1.8 – 2.2

6

3141

Billy goat

Testicle

Xanthi

B. melitensis

B. melitensis (8/8)

B. melitensis

1.8 – 2.2

7

3171

Ram

Testicle

Xanthi

B. melitensis REV1

B. melitensis REV1 (8/8)

B. melitensis

1.8 – 2.2

8

3142

Billy goat

Spleen

Thessaloniki

B. melitensis

B. melitensis (2/8)

B. melitensis

< 1.2

9

L81

Bull

Lymph nodes

Thessaloniki

B. abortus

B. abortus (2/8)

B. abortus

< 1.2

10

L84

Bull

Lymph nodes

Thessaloniki

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

11

L85

Bull

Lymph nodes

Thessaloniki

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

12

L111

Bull

Lymph nodes

Thessaloniki

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

13

L112

Bull

Lymph nodes

Thessaloniki

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

14

51A

Cow

Embryonic rumen

Thiva

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

15

853

Cow

Embryonic liver

Kalavryta

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

16

3201

Cow

Embryonic rumen

Pella

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

17

L11

Cow

Embryonic rumen

Xanthi

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

18

L12

Cow

Embryonic liver

Xanthi

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

19

L21

Goat

Embryonic rumen

Thiva

B. melitensis

B. melitensis (8/8)

B. melitensis

1.8 – 2.2

20

L22

Goat

Embryonic liver

Thiva

B. melitensis

B. melitensis (3/8)

B. melitensis

< 1.2

21

L31

Cow

Embryonic liver

Kozani

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

22

L32

Cow

Cotyledonary placenta

Kozani

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

23

L61

Cow

Embryonic rumen

Xanthi

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

24

L62

Cow

Embryonic liver

Xanthi

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

25

L72

Ewe

Embryonic liver

Lesvos island

B. melitensis

B. melitensis (3/8)

B. melitensis

< 1.2

26

L93

Ewe

Embryonic liver

Volos

B. melitensis

B. melitensis (8/8)

B. melitensis

1.8 – 2.2

27

L121

Cow

Embryonic rumen

Xanthi

B. abortus

B. abortus (2/8)

B. abortus

< 1.2

28

L122

Cow

Embryonic liver

Xanthi

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

29

L13

Ewe

Cotyledonary placenta

Larisa

B. melitensis

B. melitensis (8/8)

B. melitensis

< 1.2

30

L141

Ewe

Embryonic rumen

Larisa

B. melitensis

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

31

L201

Ewe

Embryonic rumen

Fthiotida

B. melitensis REV1

B. melitensis REV1 (8/8)

B. melitensis

1.8 – 2.2

32

L202

Ewe

Embryonic liver

Fthiotida

B. melitensis

B. melitensis (3/8)

B. melitensis

< 1.2

33

L221

Cow

Embryonic rumen

Kozani

B. abortus

B. abortus (3/8)

B. abortus

< 1.2

34

L222

Cow

Embryonic liver

Kozani

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

35

L223

Cow

Cotyledonary placenta

Kozani

B. abortus

B. abortus (3/8)

B. abortus

< 1.2

36

L231

Goat

Embryonic rumen

Magnesia

B. melitensis

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

37

L301

Cow

Embryonic rumen

Trikala

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

38

L312

Cow

Cotyledonary placenta

Florina

B. abortus

B. abortus (3/8)

B. abortus

< 1.2

39

L317

Cow

Embryonic liver

Florina

B. abortus

B. abortus (8/8)

B. abortus

1.8 – 2.2

  1. aParentheses indicate numbers of markers that worked properly in MLVA identification