Table 1.

Profile of melanization and procedence of 26 S. schenckii strains used in this study

Strain	Days to start melanization			Degree of melanizationa			pH	Glucose
	Sabb	MMc	MMLDd	Sab	MM	MMLD		enhancement
United States
ATCC 10212	NMe	NM	6	−	−	++	None	No
Espírito Santo State, Brazil
IPEC 23249	NM	NM	10	−	−	+	None	37°C
IPEC 23250	NM	NM	12	−	−	+	None	37°C
IPEC 23251	9	7	4	+	+	+	Acid	No
IPEC 23252	NM	NM	15	−	−	+	None	37°C
IPEC 23253	3	2	2	+++	+++	+++	A/Nf	No
Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
IPEC 17307	7	2	2	+++	+++	+++	A/N	22 and 30°C
IPEC 17331	7	2	2	++	+++	+++	Acid	No
IPEC 17521	15	11	12	+	+	++	A/N	No
IPEC 17585	8	3	3	+++	+++	+++	A/N	No
IPEC 17608	13	6	7	+++	+++	+++	Acid	22 and 30°C
IPEC 17692	30	6	6	+	+	+	Neutral	No
IPEC 17786A	16	10	2	+	+	+++	A/N	No
IPEC 17786B	NM	NM	12	−	−	+	None	No
IPEC 17920	2	2	2	++	+++	+++	A/N	No
IPEC 18202	2	2	2	++	+++	+++	A/N	22 and 30°C
IPEC 18782A	18	4	2	+	+++	+++	A/N	22 and 30°C
IPEC 18782B	NM	NM	12	−	−	+	None	No
IPEC 22582	15	5	3	+	++	+++	Neutral	22 and 30°C
IPEC 25374	29	14	6	+	+	++	Neutral	No
IPEC 25644	9	6	6	+++	+++	++	A/N	No
IPEC 25758	7	2	2	+	+++	+++	A/N	22 and 30°C
IPEC 25976	9	3	8	++	++	++	A/N	No
IPEC 26034	10	3	3	+++	+++	+++	Neutral	No
IPEC 26156	17	10	9	+	+++	+++	Acid	22 and 30°C
IPEC 26449	2	3	3	+++	+++	+++	Neutral	22 and 30°C

^awhite colonies (-), pale brown colonies (+), dark brown colonies (++) and black colonies (+++)

^bSabouraud Dextrose Agar

^cMinimal medium

^dMinimal medium with L-DOPA

^eNo melanization after 30 days

^fAcid and neutral