Table 1 Brucella isolates used in the study and the details of their geographical regions of origin.

B. abortus

B1-2-2676 (1994)^a

Aborted foetus

Mazowe (S), MC

B. abortus

B4-11-438 (1998)^a

Aborted foetus

Mhuri (S), MD

B. abortus

B5(1999)^b

Hygroma

Chinamhora (S), MSE

B. abortus

B6-304 (1997)^a

Aborted foetus

Pilosoff (C) MN

B. abortus

B7-307 (1997)^a

Aborted foetus

Chikurubi Prisons (C) MSE

B. abortus

B8-2160 (1996)^a

Aborted foetus

Greyling (C) MW

B. abortus

B9-2260 (1996)^a

Aborted foetus

Hensman (C) MW

B. melitensis

B10-6419(1988)^a

Aborted foetus(goat)

Muzarabani (S)MC

B. abortus

B12-gl-55(?)^a

Aborted foetus

(C), NE

B. abortus

B14-(2005)^b

Milk

Mulanjeni (S), MD

B. abortus

B15-H-56(?)^a

Aborted foetus

NE (C), NE

B. abortus

B16-494-64 (?)^a

Aborted foetus

NE (C), NE

B. abortus

B20- (2006)^b

Milk

Lulaka (S), MD

B. abortus

B21-93-35 (?)^a

Aborted foetus

NE (C), NE

Reference Brucella spp.

B. abortus 1

544

-

NVI

B. abortus 2

86/8/59

-

NVI

B. abortus 3

Tulya

-

NVI

B. abortus 4

292

-

NVI

B. melitensis 1

16M

-

NVI

B. melitensis 3

Ether

-

NVI

B. suis 1

1330

-

NVI

B. suis 4

40

-

NVI

B. canis

RM-6/66

-

NVI

B. ovis

63/290

-

NVI

B. neotomae

5K-33

-

NVI