Table 2.
Genetic typing of B. pseudomallei isolated from patients in the western Indian Ocean, and from the soil from the yard of case 9, Mahajanga, Madagascar.
| Case [Ref.] | Year | Place of Diagnosis | City (Country) Visited within 12 Months of Diagnosis | Allele Profile | MLST Type | Remark | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 [9] |
2004 | Réunion Island | Mahajanga (Madagascar) | 1 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1260 | ||
| #2 [9] |
2004 | Réunion Island * | 0 | Not typed, nosocomial cases | |||||||||
| #3 [9] |
2004 | Réunion Island * | 0 | Not typed, nosocomial cases | |||||||||
| #4 [15] |
2004 | Mauritius | 0 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1549 | ST1549 is a single locus variant of ST1053 (case #8), ST1054 (case #9), ST1260 (case #1), and 1433 (case #5) | |
| #5 [10] |
2005 | Madagascar (1st admission)/Réunion Island (2nd admission) | Antananarivo and Mahajanga (Madagascar) | 4 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1433 | ST1433 is a single locus variant of ST1549 (case #4) | |
| #6 [This study] |
2006 | Mauritius | Bangladeshi worker | Not typed | |||||||||
| #7 [16] |
2012 | Réunion Island | None | Not typed | |||||||||
| #8 [11] |
2012 | Madagascar | Mahajanga (Madagascar) | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1053 | ST1053 is a single locus variant of ST1043 (case #10), ST1432 (case #11), ST1549 (case #4) | |
| #9 [11] |
2013 | Madagascar | Mahajanga (Madagascar) | 4 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1054 | ST1054 is a single locus variant of ST1433 (case #5), ST1549 (case #4) | |
| #10 [12] |
2013 | Belgium | Mahajanga (Madagascar) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1043 | ST1043 is a single locus variant of ST1053 (case #8), ST1432 (case #11), ST1433 (case #5) | |
| #11 [17] |
2013 | Seychelles ** | Unknown | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1432 | ST1432 is a single locus variant of ST1043 (case #10), ST1430 (soil E1) | |
| #12 [17] |
2013 | Seychelles ** | Unknown | Not typed | |||||||||
| #13 [2] |
2016 | Réunion Island | Mahajanga (Madagascar) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1430 | Same ST than E1. ST1430 is a single locus variant of ST1432 (case #11). | |
| #14 [2] |
2017 | Réunion Island | Southeast Asia | Not typed | |||||||||
| Environmental isolates | |||||||||||||
| E1 [This study] |
2014 | Soil from the garden of case 9 (A4) | N/A | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1430 | Same ST as case #13. ST1430 is a single locus variant of ST1432 (case #11). | |
| E2 [This study] |
2014 | Soil from the garden of case 9 (A8) | Typing in progress | ||||||||||
| E3 [This study] |
2014 | Soil from the garden of case 9 (A12) | N/A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1431 | ||
* Cases #2 and #3 were two nosocomial cases acquired from an endoscope used for Case 1. ** Cases #11 and #12 were two cooks from the same facility, hospitalized at the same time.