Table 1.

Oligonucleotide primers used for molecular confirmation of B. pseudomallei

Name	Target gene	Oligonucleotide sequence (5′–3′)	Amplicon size (bp)	Purpose	Ref
Gro1 -F	groEL	CTG GAA GAC ATC GCG ATC	139	Burkholderia genus–specific	19
Gro2-R		CGT CGA TGA TCG TCG TGT T
BPTTS-F	Type III secretion system	CTTCAATCTGCTCTTTCCGTT	548	B. pseudomallei species–specific	11
BPTTS-R		CAGGACGGTTTCGGACGAA

B. pseudomallei = Burkholderia pseudomallei.