Table 2. Strains used in this study.
| Strain no. | Initial designation | Source |
|---|---|---|
| FL11-0001 | Unknown | Cutaneous protothecosis (Kumamoto, Japan) |
| IFM 56379T | P. wickerhamii (type strain) | Lavatory drain (Illinois, U. S. A.) |
| IFM 57851 | P. wickerhamii | Cutaneous protothecosis (Hiroshima, Japan) |
| IFM 58036 | P. wickerhamii | Cutaneous protothecosis (Tokyo, Japan) |
| IFM 52823 | P. wickerhamii | Cutaneous protothecosis (Okinawa, Japan) |
| IFM 58159 | P. wickerhamii | Cutaneous protothecosis (Okinawa, Japan) |
| DMP12-01 | P. wickerhamii | Blood (Okayama, Japan) |
| JCM 9643 | P. wickerhamii | Blood, skin, peritoneum (New Zealand) |
| JCM 9644 | P. wickerhamii | Breast and bones (South Africa) |
| IFM 53848 | P. wickerhamii | Systemic protothecosis (Hiroshima, Japan) |
| JCM 15793T | P. cutis (type strain) | Cellulitis-like dermatitis (Chiba, Japan) |
| SAG 2063T | P. zopfii (GT 1) (type strain) | Cattle liquid manure (Germany) |
| NUBS 5 | P. zopfii (GT 2) | Bovine mastitis (Japan) |
| JCM 9641T | P. stagnora (type strain) | Sludge (Ohio, U. S. A.) |
| ATCC 50112T | P. ulmea (type strain) | Slime flux of Ulmus americana (Pennsylvania, U. S. A.) |
| SAG 2064T | P. blaschkeae (type strain) | Onychomycosis (Germany) |
IFM: Medical Mycology Research Centre, Chiba University. JCM: RIKEN BioResource Centre. ATCC: American Type Culture Collection. SAG: The Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Göttingen. GT: Genotype