Charged particle multiplicity and hadronization properties of bottom quarks compared to light quarks in $e^{+}e^{-}$ annihilations into qq at $\sqrt{s}$=206 GeV

The multiplicity of charged particles and the difference between the average charged particle multiplicities in e/sup +/e/sup -/ to bb and in generic light quark (u, d, s) events measured by DELPHI at LEP at square root s=206 GeV are presented and compared with the lower energy data, and QCD and model predictions. (6 refs).