Table 1.
Fungal strains isolated from diverse substrates during the current study.a
| Strain designationb | Environmental source (country) | Strain designationb | Environmental source (country) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JH05GB42 | Copper pipe in 12°C constant-temperature room (UK) | JW07JP14 | Dead bamboo (Japan) |
| JH05GB43 | Copper pipe in 12°C constant-temperature room (UK) | JW07JP18 | Surface of firewood in outdoor woodpile (Japan) |
| JH06GBa | Underside of an antique earthenware-bowl (UK) | JW07JP20 | External wall of a wooden hut (Japan) |
| JH06GBb | Dust on the floor of a living room (UK) | JW07JP21 | Insect pupa (Japan) |
| JH06GBc | Blue (Stilton) cheese (UK) | JW07JP25 | Surface of firewood in outdoor woodpile (Japan) |
| JH06GBB | Stem of dried protea flower (South Africa) | JW07JP29 | Aluminium windowsill on the outside of a building (Japan) |
| JH06GBl | Paint work of a 1922 wooden window-frame (UK) | JW07JP30a | Aluminium windowsill inside a building (Japan) |
| JH06GBM | Underside of an antique sycamore chopping-block (UK) | JW07JP30b | Aluminium windowsill inside a building (Japan) |
| JH06GBN | Underside of an antique sycamore chopping-block (UK) | JW07JP30c | Aluminium windowsill inside a building (Japan) |
| JH06GBO | Underside of an antique sycamore chopping-block (UK) | JW07JP36 | Glass surface of a window inside a building (Japan) |
| JH06GBW | Antique felt (UK) | JW07JP41a | Wooden floor (Japan) |
| JH06IL49 | Semi-dried date (Israel) | JW07JP41b | Wooden floor (Japan) |
| JH06IL50 | Semi-dried date (Israel) | JW07JP43 | Old glass light-bulb (Japan) |
| JH06IN45 | Semi-dried tamarind pods (India) | JW07JP49 | Underside of a stone table – outdoors (Japan) |
| JH06IN46 | Semi-dried tamarind pods (India) | JW07JP51 | Surface of wooden bench – outdoors (Japan) |
| JH06IN47 | Antique wooden artefact (India) | JW07JP61 | Rotting wood (Japan) |
| JH06IN48 | Antique wooden artefact (India) | JW07JP64 | Dead tree-trunk (Japan) |
| JH06JPj | Antique wooden artefact (Japan) | JW07JP74 | Aluminium windowsill inside a building (Japan) |
| JH06JPD | Antique wooden rice-scoop (Japan) | JW07JP75 | Old cotton cushion-cover (Japan) |
| JH06JPE | Inner surface of an antique bronze bell (Japan) | JW07JP83 | Tree trunk (Japan) |
| JH06JPF | Inner surface of an antique bronze bell (Japan) | JW07JP95 | Surface of wooden bench – outdoors (Japan) |
| JH06JPQ | Antique wooden rice-pot lid (Japan) | JW07JP96 | Stone table – outdoors (Japan) |
| JH06JPS | Antique wooden rice-pot lid (Japan) | JW07JP99 | Underside of a wooden bench – outdoors (Japan) |
| JH06JPT | Antique wooden rice-pot lid (Japan) | JW07JP117a | Internal surface of dried bamboo (Japan) |
| JH06NAV | Stem of a wild grape (Namibia) | JW07JP117b | Internal surface of dried bamboo (Japan) |
| JH06THH | Antique wooden artefact (Thailand) | JW07JP120a | Antique wooden artefact (Japan) |
| JH06THI | Antique wooden artefact (Thailand) | JW07JP120b | Antique wooden artefact (Japan) |
| JH06THJ | Antique wooden artefact (Thailand) | JW07JP160 | Antique wooden artefact (Japan) |
| JH06THK | Antique wooden artefact (Thailand) | JW07JP166 | Rotting bamboo (Japan) |
| JH06ZA44 | Grass basket (South Africa) | JW07JP167 | Rotting bamboo (Japan) |
| JH06ZA51 | Tin surface of a food can (South Africa) | JW07JP168a | Rotting bamboo (Japan) |
| JH06ZA52 | Tin surface of a food can (South Africa) | JW07JP168b | Rotting bamboo (Japan) |
| JH06ZAU | Glass of a 1940's picture frame (South Africa) | JW07JP169 | Rotting bamboo (Japan) |
| JH07JP126 | Antique bronze vase (Japan) | JW07JP170a | Rotting bamboo (Japan) |
| JH07JP127 | Green leaf (Japan) | JW07JP170b | Rotting bamboo (Japan) |
| JH07JP128 | Old earthenware bonsai-container (Japan) | JW07JP171a | Rotting bamboo (Japan) |
| JH07JP130 | Green bamboo (Japan) | JW07JP171b | Rotting bamboo (Japan) |
| JH07JP133 | Rotting wood (Japan) | JW07JP172 | Rotting bamboo (Japan) |
| JH07JP138 | Old cedarwood-container (Japan) | JW07JP173 | Old, dried Reiki mushroom (Japan) |
| JH07JP141 | Bamboo leaf (Japan) | JW07JP174 | Old, dried Reiki mushroom (Japan) |
| JH07JP143 | Green bamboo (Japan) | JW07JP175a | Old, dried Reiki mushroom (Japan) |
| JH07JP144 | Leaf surface (Japan) | JW07JP175b | Old, dried Reiki mushroom (Japan) |
| JH07JP146 | Dead bamboo (Japan) | JW07JP176 | Old, dried Reiki mushroom (Japan) |
| JH07JP148 | Rotting bamboo (Japan) | JW07JP177 | Old, dried Reiki mushroom (Japan) |
| JH07JP149 | Rotting bamboo (Japan) | JW07JP179 | Old, dried Reiki mushroom (Japan) |
| JH07JP151 | Rotting leaf (Japan) | JW07JP180 | Moulding surface of tree branch (Japan) |
| JH07JP154 | Wooden bathroom wall (Japan) | JW07JP181 | Moulding surface of bamboo (Japan) |
| JH07JP156 | Wooden bathroom wall (Japan) | JW07JPc118 | Airborne spores (Japan) |
| JH07ZA147 | Wooden artefact (South Africa) | RS07PT1 | Laboratory contaminant (Portugal) |
| JW07GB158 | Antique mahogany table-top (UK) | RS07PT2 | Laboratory contaminant (Portugal) |
| JW07JP2 | Metal surface of an armrest on a 1970's train (Japan) | RS07PT3 | Laboratory contaminant (Portugal) |
| JW07JP4 | Silicon floor-seal on a 1970's train (Japan) | RS07US5 | Soil (North America) |
| JW07JP8 | Silk toy hung on exterior of a building (Japan) | RS07US10 | Soil (North America) |
| JW07JP13 | Insect faeces on dead bamboo (Japan) |
a
Strains were isolated on glycerol-supplemented and sucrose-supplemented MYPiA medium; see Experimental procedures. Strains RS07PT1, RS07PT2, RS07PT3, RS07US5 and RS07US10 were isolated by Ricardo dos Santos, Laboratório de Análises of the Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal. Entries in bold correspond to strains selected for more detailed study (see Figs 1C–K, 2 and 3A).
b
The third and fourth characters of strain designations indicate the year that sampling and isolation were carried out (i.e. 2005, 2006 or 2007).