Table 1. Strains included in the study.
| TNO-number | Species | Aliases | Collection year | Country of isolation | Host | MLST-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM1343 | B. mallei | L3_0762, NCTC 3709, 106 | 1932 | India | Horse | 40 |
| BM1345 | B. mallei | L3_2399, UAE 7, 6SK2, Al Ain Dubai | 2004 | United Arab Emirates | unknown | 40 |
| BM1347 | B. mallei | L3_0586, Zagreb | 1996 | Yugoslavia | unknown | 40 |
| BM1349 | B. mallei | L3_0558, ATCC 23344T | 1944 | China | human | 40 |
| BM1352 | B. mallei | L3_0764, NCTC_120 (Lister strain) | 1920 | United Kingdom | unknown | 40 |
| BM1354 | B. pseudomallei | Holland | unknown | unknown | unknown | 96 |
| BM1355 | B. pseudomallei | PITT 521 | 1988 | Pakistan | Human | 72 |
| BM1357 | B. pseudomallei | 06-711 | unknown | unknown | unknown | 1888 |
| BM1360 | B. pseudomallei | PITT 5691 | unknown | unknown | unknown | 6 |
| BM1361 | B. pseudomallei | 006-00772/2003 | unknown | unknown | unknown | 96 |
| BM649 | B. pseudomallei | NCTC 04845 | 1935 | Singapore | Monkey | 51 |