Kulo?lu F.Erdenli? S.Akata F.Tansel Ö.Gürcan Ş.Tu?rul H.M.2024-06-122024-06-1220040374-9096https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/17069The 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 (0.31%), 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.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBiotyping; Brucella SppAntiserum; Agglutination Test; Article; Bacteremia; Brucella; Brucellosis; Classification; Human; Immunology; Isolation And Purification; Microbiology; Turkey (Republic); Agglutination Tests; Bacteremia; Brucella; Brucellosis; Humans; Immune Sera; TurkeyArticle3831871912-s2.0-2874445787815490837Q4