Table 1 Panel of Burkholderia mallei and B. pseudomallei field strains used for validation

Africa

-

2

Arabian Peninsula

3

-

Asia

-

1

East Asia

1

4

South Asia

17

5

Southeast Asia

-

13

Europe

3

4

Indonesia

1

-

South America

5

2

Transcontinental Europe/Asia

2

-

Unknown

9

5

Total

41

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