Table 3. Molecular study of Jorge Lôbo’s disease contaminants suggested as the disease etiology.
Isolate Number | Original Proposed Name | Phenotypic Identification | Molecular Identification | NCBI Accession Numbers |
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294 [40,41] | None | Sterigmatomyces holophilus [41] | Sterigmatomyces holophilus [42] | DQ985957 |
481 [33,41] | Glenosporopsis Amazonica [33] | Aspergillus penicillioides [40,41] | Aspergillus penicillioides [42] | DQ985958 |
1488 = 525 [33,41] | Glenosporella loboi [32] Loboa loboi [36] | Paracoccidioides brasiliensis [40,41] | Paracoccidioides brasiliensis [42] | DQ667982 |
979 = 852 [40,41] | None | Aspergillus penicillioides [40,41] | Aspergillus penicillioides [42] | DQ985960 |
987 = 755 = 767 [40,41] | None | Aspergillus penicillioides [40,41] | Aspergillus penicillioides [42] | DQ985959 |
LD1481194 [39] | Candida loboi [39] | Candida sp. [39] | Candida tropicalis [43] | GCA_001005365.1 |
Original contaminant fungi and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis isolates mistakenly identified as the etiologic agents of Jorge Lôbo’s disease, confirmed by molecular methodologies.