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.
Keywords: Burkholderia mallei; India; MLST; VNTR; bacteria; glanders; multilocus sequence typing; multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat.