Table 2.
B. melitensis strains analyzed in this study.
| Strain ID | Governorates | Host | MLVA-16 | MLVA Profile | Cg MLST Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq_2223-3 | Karbala | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-8-4-3-15-4 | 9 | 9 |
| Iraq_2223-6 | Karbala | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-5-4-3-16-4 | 6 | 8 |
| Iraq_2223-9 | Baghdad | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-6-4 | 11 | NA* |
| Iraq_2223-10 | Karbala | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-8-4-3-15-4 | 9 | 9 |
| Iraq_2223-11 | Baghdad | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-15-4 | 1 | 5 |
| Iraq_2223-12 | Maysan | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-16-4 | 2 | 11 |
| Iraq_2223-13 | Wasit | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-19-4 | 4 | 4 |
| Iraq_2223-19 | Baghdad | Buffalo | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-9-4 | 12 | NA* |
| Iraq_2223-24 | Baghdad | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-5-4-3-14-4 | 5 | 1 |
| Iraq_2223-26 | Babil | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-15-4 | 1 | 7 |
| Iraq_2223-28 | Diyala | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-15-4 | 1 | NA* |
| Iraq_2223-35 | Babil | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-15-4 | 1 | 6 |
| Iraq_2223-39 | Babil | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-8-4-3-15-4 | 9 | 9 |
| Iraq_2223-40 | Wasit | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-19-4 | 4 | NA* |
| Iraq_2223-43 | Wasit | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-19-4 | 4 | 4 |
| Iraq_2223-47 | Maysan | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-8-4-3-15-4 | 9 | 9 |
| Iraq_2223-57 | Babil | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-15-4 | 1 | 6 |
| Iraq_2223-58 | Babil | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-15-4 | 1 | 7 |
| Iraq_2223-60 | Baghdad | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-8-4-3-16-4 | 10 | 11 |
| Iraq_2223-61 | Maysan | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-8-4-3-14-4 | 8 | 3 |
| Iraq_2223-66 | Babil | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-15-4 | 1 | NA* |
| Iraq_2223-75 | Babil | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-18-4 | 3 | NA* |
| Iraq_2223-76 | Baghdad | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-15-4 | 1 | 5 |
| Iraq_2223-78 | Wasit | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-5-4-3-19-4 | 7 | 4 |
| Iraq_2223-85 | Babil | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-15-4 | 1 | NA* |
| Iraq_2223-96 | Karbala | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-8-4-3-15-4 | 9 | NA* |
| Iraq_2223-98 | Wasit | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-8-4-3-15-4 | 9 | 10 |
| Iraq_2223-100 | Wasit | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-8-4-3-15-4 | 9 | 9 |
| Iraq_2223-102 | Maysan | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-15-4 | 1 | 9 |
| Iraq_2223-106 | Karbala | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-5-4-3-16-4 | 6 | 8 |
| Iraq_2223-108 | Karbala | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-19-4 | 4 | NA* |
| Iraq_2223-114 | Wasit | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-19-4 | 4 | NA* |
| Iraq_2223-117 | Maysan | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-5-4-3-14-4 | 5 | 2 |
| Iraq_2223-121 | Wasit | Sheep | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-19-4 | 4 | 4 |
| Iraq_2223-122 | Wasit | Cattle | 1-5-3-13-3-2-3-2-4-40-8-4-4-3-19-4 | 4 | 4 |
NA*—Not Available.