Table 1. Results of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates screening using API 20NE kits and PCR confirmation from soil samples obtained from small ruminant farms in Peninsular Malaysia.

State	API 20NE			PCR
	Positive (%) n = 33	Negative (%) n = 27	Subtotal n = 60	Positive (%) n = 32	Negative (%) n = 28	Subtotal n = 60
N. Sembilan	7 (63.6)	4 (36.4)	11(100)	6(54.5)	5(45.5)	11(100)
Pahang	11(55.0)	9(45.0)	20 (100)	12 (60.0)	8 (40.0)	20 (100)
Perak	11(61.1)	7 (38.9.)	18 (100)	9(50.0)	9(50.0)	18 (100)
Selangor	4 (36.4)	7 (63.6)	11(100)	5(45.5)	6 (54.5)	11 (100)