August 30, 2016 SPADA Meeting Book

SMPR Key Points

• Inclusivity panel  includes available  f type strains or B.  suis biovars 1 to 4, 

• Exclusivity panel 

includes 27 strains of  ll b f Bruce a ‐ iovars o  B.  abortus, melitensis,  canis, microti,  neotomae, ovis, ceti,  pinnipedialis,  inopinata papionis ,  ,  vulpis, vaccine strains ‐ and 3 strains of related  genera  Agrobacterium  and Ochrobactrum

and genomic  sequences for  biovars 5 and 6

Many of the exclusivity strains are virulent in  human and animal hosts

Zoonotic transmission also possible