Table 2.

Physiological test results of Brazilian isolates.

	FE3 Phialophora sp. 1	FE9 C. immunda	F10PLA C. immunda	FE1IIA Clad. sp. 3	FP4IIB C. saturnica	FP4IIA C. saturnica	F10PLB C. immunda	F11PLA Clad. sp. 2	F14PL E. bergeri	FE4IIB E. xenobiotica	FE6IIB Cap. semiimmersa	F20PR3 E. xenobiotica	F3PLC E. xenobiotica	F9PR Rhin. sp. 1	F9PRC Rhin. sp. 1	FE10IIB1 Rhin. sp. 1	Fp82 F. monophora	Fp65 F. monophora	FE5P4 F. monophora	FP8D F. monophora	F1PLE F. monophora	F9PRA Fonsecaea sp. 1	FE10IIB Fonsecaea sp. 3	FE1IIB Fonsecaea sp. 3
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
D-Glucose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+
D-Galactose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
L-Sorbose	+	w	+	w	+	+	+	+	+	w	+	-	w	+	w	w	w	+	+	w	w/+	w	w	w
D-Glucosamine	w/+	w	w	+	w	w	w	w	w/+	+	w	+	+	w	w/-	-	w	+	w	w	w	w/-	+	+
D-Ribose	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	+	+	w	-	w/-	w/-	w/-	w/-	w/-	-	-	+	+
D-Xylose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	w/+	+	+	w/+	w/+	+	+	+
L-Arabinose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+
D-Arabinose	+	w	+	+	w	w	+	w	+	w/+	w	+	+	w	-	-	-	+	w	-	w/-	-	+	+
L-Rhamnose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sucrose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+
Maltose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	w/+	+	+	w/+	w/+	+	+	+
α,α-Trehalose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Methyl-α-D-Glucoside	w	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	w	-	+	+	+	w/-	+	w	w/-	w	+	-	-
Cellobiose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	w/+	+	w	w/+	w/+	+	+
Salicin	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	+	+
Arbutin	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Melibiose	-	+	+	+	w	w	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	w/+	+	+
Lactose	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	w/-	-	-	-	w	+	+	+	w/-	+	w	w/-	w/-	w/+	-	-
Raffinose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Melezitose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Inulin	-	-	-	w	-	-	-	-	-	w/-	w	w	w	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	w	w
Sol. starch	w	w	w	w/+	-	-	w	-	-	w/-	-	w/+	w/+	-	w/-	w/-	w/-	w/-	-	w/-	w/-	w/-	w/+	w/+
Glycerol	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	+	+	w	+	+	w	+	+	w	+	w	w	w	+	+	+
meso-Erythritol	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/-	+	w	w/-	w	+	+	+
Ribitol	+	w	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	w	w/+	w/-	+	w	w/-	w	w/-	+	+
Xylitol	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	w	-	w/-	+	+	+
L-Arabinitol	w	+	+	w/+	w	w	+	+	+	+	w	w/+	w/+	w	w	w/+	w/+	+	+	w/+	+	w/+	w/+	w/+
D-Glucitol	+	+	+	+	w	w	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	w/+	w/+	+	+	w/+	w/+	w/+	+	+
D-Mannitol	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+
Galactitol	w	+	+	-	w	w	+	w	-	-	w	-	-	w	+	+	w/-	+	w	w/-	w	+	-	-
myo-Inositol	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	+	+	-	-	+	-	w/+	+	-	w	-	+	+
Glucono-d-Lactone	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	w/+	w/+	w	+	+	+	w	w	w	+	+	w	w	w	+	+
D-Gluconate	+	w	w	w	+	+	w	w	-	w	+	w	-	w	w	w	w	+	+	w	w	w/-	w	w
D-Glucuronate	+	w	w	w	+	+	w	+	w	w	w	w	w	w	w	w	w	+	+	w	w/-	w/-	w	w
D-Galacturonate	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/-	w/-	w	w/-	w	w/+	+	+
DL-Lactate	+	+	+	+	w	w	+	w	+	+	w	+	+	w	+	+	w	-	w	w	w/+	w	+	+
Succinate	+	w	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	w/+	w	+	+	+	w	w	w	w/+	w	w	w	w	+	+
Citrate	+	w	w	-	w/-	w/-	w	+	-	-	-	-	-	w	w/-	w/-	w	w	w	w	w	w/-	-	-
Methanol	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ethanol	w/+	w/+	+	+	w	w	+	w	+	w/+	w	+	+	w	+	w/+	w/+	+	w	w/+	w/+	+	+	+
Nitrate	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Nitrite	+	w/-	+	+	w	w	+	w	+	+	+	+	+	w	+	w	+	+	w	+	+	w/+	+	+
Ethylamine	+	+	w/+	w/+	w	w	w/+	+	w/+	+	w	+	w/+	w	w/+	w/+	w	w	w	w/+	w	w/+	w/+	w/+
L-Lysine	+	w	w/+	w	-	-	w/+	w	w/-	w/+	-	-	w	-	w/+	w/+	+	+	w	+	w/+	w/+	w	w
Cadaverine	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+
Creatine	+	+	w	+	-	-	w/+	w	-	+	w	+	+	w	+	w	w/+	w/+	w	+	w/+	w/+	+	+
Creatinine	+	+	w	+	-	-	w/+	w/-	-	+	w	+	+	w	+	-	w/+	w/+	w	w/+	w	w	+	+
2.5% MgCl2	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
5.0% MgCl2	+	+	w/+	+	w/+	w/+	w/+	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
10% MgCl2	w	+	w/+	+	w/+	w/+	w/+	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	w/+	+	w/+	+	+	w/+	+	w/+	+	+
2.5% NaCl	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	+	w/+	+	+	+	+
5.0% NaCl	w	+	w	+	w/+	w/+	w	w/+	+	+	+	+	+	+	w/+	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+
10% NaCl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.1% Cycloheximide	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
0.05% Cycloheximide	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
0.01% Cycloheximide	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Urease	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	w	w/+	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+
30°C	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
37°C	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
40°C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fermentation	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Acid production	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mycosel	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gelatine	-	-	-	-	w	w	-	w	-	-	w	-	-	w	-	-	-	-	w	-	w	-	-	-
DNAse	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Arbutin	?	?	w/+	w/-	w/+	w/+	w/+	w/+	-	w/+	-	w/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	w/-	w/-

Abbreviations used: + = growth; w = weak growth; - = no growth; ? = ambiguous or unknown.

C. = Cladophialophora; Cap = Capronia; E = Exophiala; Phial = Phialophora; Rhin = Rhinocladiella. 1Phialophora sp. 1; 2-8 Cladophialophora species; 9-13 Exophiala species; 14 -16 Rhinocladiella. sp; 17-18 Clinical strain: (m) Fonsecaea monophora and (p) F. pedrosoi; 19-21 (m) Fonsecaea monophora; 22-24 (sp) Fonsecaea sp. (molecular identifications partly according to Najafzadeh et al. 2008)