Volume 17, Number 7—July 2011
Dispatch
Burkholderia pseudomallei in Unchlorinated Domestic Bore Water, Tropical Northern Australia
Mark Mayo, Mirjam Kaestli, Glenda Harrington, Allen C. Cheng, Linda Ward, Danuta Karp, Peter Jolly, Daniel Godoy, Brian G. Spratt, and Bart J. Currie
Table
Sampling, culture, and MLST results from initial and repeat sampling of rural unchlorinated domestic water supplies, Northern Territory, Australia*
| Site no. | 1st sampling | 2nd sampling | 3rd sampling | 4th sampling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 109 | Negative | Negative† | Negative |
| 2 | 266 | 558, 326, 559 | 326, 559† | 109 |
| 3 | 325 | 325 | 325, 328† | 325† |
| 4 | 109 | Negative | 334† | Negative |
| 5 | 320 | – | – | – |
| 6 | 326 | Negative | Negative† | Negative† |
| 7 | 109 | 109 | 121† | 109 |
| 8 | 132 | – | – | – |
| 9 | 325 | Negative | Negative† | Negative |
| 10 | 266 | Negative | Negative† | Negative |
| 11 | 266 | – | – | – |
| 12 | 330† | – | – | – |
| 13 | 333† | 333, 243† | Negative | Negative |
| 14 | 132 | – | – | – |
| 15 | 266 | – | – | – |
| 16 | 132 | – | – | – |
| 17 | 109 | – | – | – |
| 18 | 131 | – | – | – |
*MLST, multilocus sequence typing; –, not resampled.
†Indicates sampling during the dry season (June–September); 2nd–4th samplings were conducted during a 2-year period.
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