Source of isolates submitted to the Brucella spp. database Submit These MLST schemes were developed by Adrian Whatmore and colleagues at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). The 9 locus scheme is described in Whatmore et al. 2007 BMC Microbiol 7:34(link is external). The 21 locus scheme is described in Whatmore et al. 2016 Front Microbiol 7:2049(link is external). Database curated by Adrian Whatmore and Roland Ashford. Primers The preferred citation for this website is: Jolley et al. Wellcome Open Res 2018, 3:124 [version 1; referees: 2 approved](link is external).