Marine-mammal type Brucella sp. strain
Human clinical isolate
<P> <B><I>Brucella</I> sp. 02611</B>. <I>Brucella</I> sp. 02611 was isolated from a New Zealand patient with osteomyelitis. This strain appeared most closely related to strains previously identified from marine mammals and will be used for comparative analysis with other <I>Brucella</I> species.