TABLE 1.
M. ulcerans strains investigated in this study
| Isolate | Origina | Source (other strain designation)b | 2426 PCR typec | IS2404-Mtb2 type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITM 5142 | Australia | ATCC 19423 | Victorian | Victorian |
| ITM 94-1326 | Australia | L.S., 93160339 | Victorian | Victorian |
| ITM 94-1329 | Australia | F.P., 144727 | Victorian | Victorian |
| ITM 9550 | Australia | D.D., 17679 | NT | Victorian |
| ITM 9540 | Australia | D.D., 11098/70 | NT | Queensland |
| ITM 94-1324 | Australia | F.P., 176862 | NT | Queensland |
| ITM 9537 | PNG | K.J., 11878/70 | PNG I | PNG I |
| ITM 94-1331 | PNG | K.J., 186395 | PNG II | PNG II |
| ITM 03-524 | PNG | F.P. | NT | PNG I |
| ITM 94-1328 | Malaysia | K.J., 186510 | Malaysian | Malaysian |
| ITM 7922 | French Guyana | V.V., 141090018 | NT | South American |
| ITM 842 | Surinam | V.K., 701357 | Surinam | South American |
| ITM 5114 | Mexico | P.L. | Mexican | Mexican |
| ITM 5143 | Mexico | P.L. | Mexican | Mexican |
| ITM 8756 | Japan | ATCC 33728 | Asian | Japanese |
| ITM 98-912 | China | F.P. | Asian | Chinese |
| ITM 5150 | D.R. Congo | F.P. | NT | African |
| ITM 5152 | D.R. Congo | F.P. | African | African |
| ITM 5155 | D.R. Congo | F.P. | African | African |
| ITM 94-662 | Ivory Coast | F.P. | NT | African |
| ITM 96-657 | Angola | F.P. | NT | African |
| ITM 96-658 | Angola | F.P. | African | African |
| ITM 97-321 | Ghana | F.P. | NT | African |
| ITM 97-483 | Ghana | F.P. | NT | African |
| ITM 97-610 | Ghana | F.P. | African | African |
| ITM 94-856 | Benin | F.P. | African | African |
| ITM 97-111 | Benin | F.P. | African | African |
| ITM 98-239 | Benin | F.P. | NT | African |
| ITM 00-0040 | Benin | F.P. | NT | African |
| ITM 00-1213 | Benin | F.P. | NT | African |
| ITM 00-1441 | Benin | F.P. | NT | African |
| ITM 02-279 | Cameroon | F.P. | NT | African |
| ITM 00-1026 | France | F.P. | NT | M. marinumd |
D.R. Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo.
F. P., F. Portaels, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; L.S., L. Stanford, School of Pathology, London, United Kingdom; D.D., D. Dawson, Laboratory of Microbiology and Pathology, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia; V.K., P. Van Keulen, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; P.L., P. Lavalle, Centro Dermatologico Pascua, Mexico, Mexico; K.J., K. Jackson, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Victoria, Australia; V.V., V. Vincent, Institute Pasteur de Paris, Paris, France.
Genotype designation as determined by 2426 PCR (9). NT, not tested.
M. marinum genotype designation as determined by amplified fragment length polymorphism and phenotypic tests (4).