TABLE 1.
Survey of strains
| Strain | Species | Source | Similarity with reference M. mycetomatis rRNA seq.a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference strains | |||
| CBS 247.48 | M. mycetomatis | United States (Gammel) | 100% |
| CBS 201.38 | Madurella sp. 1 | Indonesia | Confident alignmentb |
| CBS 248.48 | Madurella sp. 1 | New Mexico | Confident alignment |
| CBS 217.55 | Madurella sp. 1 | Argentina | Confident alignment |
| CBS 216.29 | Madurella sp. 2 | Italy | Distantly related |
| Clinical isolates | |||
| DH11849 | M. mycetomatis | Sudan, patient | 0-bp difference |
| DH11850 | M. mycetomatis | Sudan, patient | 0-bp difference |
| DH11854 | M. mycetomatis | Sudan, patient | 0-bp difference |
| P2 | M. mycetomatis | Sudan, patient | 1-bp difference |
| DH11853 | M. mycetomatis | Sudan, patient | 2-bp difference |
| DH11862 | M. mycetomatis | Sudan, patient | 3-bp difference |
| Environmental isolates | |||
| DH11963 | Exserohilum mcginnisii | Sudan, soil | Nonrelevant |
| dH11959 | Bipolaris papendorfi | Sudan, soil | Nonrelevant |
| dH11984 | Bipolaris spicifera | Sudan, soil | Nonrelevant |
| 4 | Ulospora bilgrami | Sudan, thorn | Nonrelevant |
| 5 | Ulospora bilgrami | Sudan, thorn | Nonrelevant |
| 6 | Ulospora bilgrami | Sudan, thorn | Nonrelevant |
| 7 | Ulospora bilgrami | Sudan, thorn | Nonrelevant |
| 8 | Ulospora bilgrami | Sudan, thorn | Nonrelevant |
| 9 | Chaetomium brasiliense | Sudan, thorn | Nonrelevant |
| 10 | Chaetomium murorum | Sudan, soil | Nonrelevant |
| dH11971 | Phoma | Sudan, thorn | Nonrelevant |
| dH11983 | —c | Sudan, soil | Nonrelevant |
| dH11975 | — | Sudan, soil | Nonrelevant |
a
CBS 247.48 is considered to be the M. mycetomatis reference strain to which the ribosomal sequences for the other strains were matched for reasons of comparison.
b
“Confident alignment” indicates that difference was less than 10%.
c
—, isolates belong to currently undefined fungal species.