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Table 1 Prevalence of four B. pseudomallei O-antigen types in near-neighbors

From: Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei O-antigen serotypes in near-neighbor species

Species

Total strains tested

Known B. pseudomallei O-antigen

  

Type A

Type B

Type B2

Rough Type

B. mallei

23

21

0

0

2

B. oklahomensis

4

1

0

0

0

B. thailandensis

12

11

0

1†

0

B. thailandensis-like

5

0

0

4

0

B. cepacia

2

0

0

0

0

B. multivorans

3

0

0

0

0

B. ubonensis

44

0

11

1‡

0

B. vietnamiensis

1

0

0

0

0

Unidentified Burkholderia spp.

19

0

0

1*

0

  1. †Strain 82172, collected from French foal.
  2. ‡Strain MSMB108, collected from Northern Australian environment.
  3. *Strain MSMB175, a soil strain collected from Australia. This strain is currently being proposed as a new Burkholderia species.