Molecular Typing of Burkholderia mallei Isolates from Equids with Glanders, India

Singha, Harisankar; Elschner, Mandy, C.; Malik, Praveen; Saini, Sheetal; Tripathi, Bhupendra, N.; Mertens-Scholz, Katja; Brangsch, Hanka; Melzer, Falk; Singh, Raj, K.; Neubauer, Heinrich, Karl, Johann

doi:10.3201/eid2705.203232

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Molecular Typing of Burkholderia mallei Isolates from Equids with Glanders, India

Singha, Harisankar; Elschner, Mandy C.; Malik, Praveen; Saini, Sheetal; Tripathi, Bhupendra N.; Mertens-Scholz, Katja ; Brangsch, Hanka ; Melzer, Falk ; Singh, Raj K.; Neubauer, Heinrich Karl Johann

We collected 10 Burkholderia mallei isolates from equids in 9 districts in India during glanders outbreaks in 2013–2016. Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis showed 7 outbreak area–related genotypes. The study highlights the utility of this analysis for epidemiologically tracing of specific B. mallei isolates during outbreaks.