TABLE 1.
Mycobacterial strains and genomic DNA used in the study
| Strain reference no. | Species | Geographical origin | Sourcea |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITM 97-610 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | ITM |
| ITM 3129 | M. ulcerans | Zaire | ITM |
| ITM 5114 | M. ulcerans | Mexico | ITM |
| ITM 5147 | M. ulcerans | Australia | ITM |
| ITM 8756 | M. ulcerans | Japan | ITM |
| ITM 9146 | M. ulcerans | Benin | ITM |
| ITM 94-511 | M. ulcerans | Ivory Coast | ITM |
| ITM 98-912 | M. ulcerans | China | ITM |
| ITM 97-680 | M. ulcerans | Togo | ITM |
| ITM 96-657 | M. ulcerans | Angola | ITM |
| ITM 94-1328 | M. ulcerans | Malaysia | ITM |
| ITM 5156 | M. ulcerans | Papua | ITM |
| QDRLMD 9807 | M. ulcerans | Australia | QDRLMD |
| QDRLMD 9808 | M. ulcerans | Australia | QDRLMD |
| QDRLMD 9819 | M. ulcerans | Australia | QDRLMD |
| QDRLMD 9820 | M. ulcerans | Australia | QDRLMD |
| QDRLMD 9885 | M. ulcerans | Australia | QDRLMD |
| QDRLMD 9920 | M. ulcerans | Australia | QDRLMD |
| QDRLMD 10128 | M. ulcerans | Australia | QDRLMD |
| QDRLMD 10137 | M. ulcerans | Australia | QDRLMD |
| QDRLMD 10166 | M. ulcerans | Australia | QDRLMD |
| QDRLMD 10463 | M. ulcerans | Australia | QDRLMD |
| KCCR 207 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 216 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 221 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 4 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 05 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 05 R/S | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 07 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 7 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 10 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 11 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 12 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 13 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 14 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 19 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR 21 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR D1 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| KCCR D3 | M. ulcerans | Ghana | KCCR |
| 3240/02; BNITM/M1 | M. marinum | Germany | Borstel |
| 10368/01; BNITM/M2 | M. lentiflavium | Germany | Borstel |
| 9679/00; BNITM/M3 | M. tuberculosis H37Rv | Germany | Borstel |
| 3746/02; BNITM/M4 | M. avium | Germany | Borstel |
| 827/02; BNITM/M5 | M. intracellulare | Germany | Borstel |
| BNITM/M6 | M. fortuitum | Germany | Borstel |
| BNITM/M7 | M. szulgai | Germany | Borstel |
| 2968/02; BNITM/M8 | M. xenopi | Germany | Borstel |
| 6554/01; BNITM/M9 | M. scrofulaceum | Germany | Borstel |
| 3899/02; BNITM/M10 | M. gordonae | Germany | Borstel |
| 3709/02; BNITM/M11 | M. kansasii | Germany | Borstel |
| 2280/02; BNITM/M12 | M. malmoense | Germany | Borstel |
| BNITM/M13 | M. chelonae | Germany | Borstel |
| BNITM/M14 | M. smegmatis | Germany | Borstel |
| Genomic DNA | M. leprae | The Netherlands | KIT |
a
ITM, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; QDRLMD, Queensland Diagnostic and Reference Laboratory for Mycobacterial Diseases; KIT, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.