title: [Species and biovar distribution of Brucella isolates in Trakya University Hospital between 1997-2002].
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the species and biovar distribution of Brucella spp. isolated from blood cultures in Clinical Microbiology Laboratory of Trakya University Hospital, between 1997-2002. A total of 48 Brucella spp. have been isolated from 14.815 patients (0.3%), and the strains were identified according to CO2 requirement, H2S production, basic fuchsin and thionin sensitivity, lysis by Tbilisi phages, and presence of agglutination with monospecific A and M antisera. As a result, 47 (97.9%) isolates were identified as B. melitensis, and one as B. abortus (2.1%). Forty two (89.4%) of B. melitensis isolates were biovar 3, and five (10.6%) were biovar 1, while the single isolate of B. abortus was identified as an atypical strain.
authors.affiliation: Trakya Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Klinik Bakteriyoloji ve infeksiyon Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Edirne.
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kuloğlu
authors.forename: Sevil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erdenliğ
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akata
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tansel
authors.forename: Saban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gürcan
authors.forename: H Murat
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Tuğrul
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002002:Brucella / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera