Table 2. Main differential phenotypic characteristics of the studied M. pachydermatis strains.

					Tween diffusion test
Strain	Growth on SGA	Growth on mDA	Growth at 42°C	beta–glucosidase activity	with SGA					with YNBA
					T 20	T 40	T 60	T 80	CrEL	T 20	T 40	T 60	T 80	CrEL
CBS 1879	+	+1	w	-	+	+	+	+	+	+a	+	+	+a	-
CBS 1884	+	+1	w	-	+b	+	+	+	+	+a	+	+	-	-
CBS 6535	+	+1	w	-	+	+	+	+	+	+b	+	+	+a	-
MA-13	+	+1	w	-	v	+b	+	+	+b	+b	+	+	w	w
MA-52	+	+1	w	-	-	+	+	+	+b	+a	+	+	w	w
MA-56	+	+1	+	-	-	+	+	+	+b	w	+	+	+a	+a
MA-94	+	+1	+	-	-	+	+	+	+b	w	+	+	+a	-
MA-107	+	+2	-	-	+	+	+	+	+b	w	+	+	+a	w
MA-140	+	+1	+	-	-	+b	+	+	+b	+b	+	+	+a	+a
MA-195	+	+1	+	-	v	+b	+	+	+b	+a	+	+	w	w
MA-280	+	+2	w	-	+	+	+	+	+b	+b	+	+	w	-
MA-312	+	+1	w	-	+b	+	+	+	+	+b	+	+	+	-
MA-356	+	+1	w	-	v	+b	+	+	+b	+	+	+	+a	-
MA-366	-	+1	-	+	+a	+	+	+	w	+	+	+	+	w
MA-374	-	+1	-	+	+a	+	+	+	w	+	+	+	+	w
MA-380	-	+1	-	+	+a	+	+	+	w	+	+	+	+	w
MA-475	+	+1	+	-	-	+b	+	+	+b	+b	+b	+	+a	-
MA-579	+	+2	-	-	w	+	+	+	+	+a	+	+	w	+a
MA-1382	+	+1	w	-	w	+b	+	+	+b	+	+	+	-	-

Growth on SGA (Sabouraud Glucose Agar) at 32°C; Growth on mDA (modified Dixon Agar) after 7 days of incubation at 32°C: +¹ colony diameter of 2–5 mm

+² colony diameter of <1 mm; Growth at 42°C on mDA after 7 days of incubation.

Tween diffusion test [1, 15] with SGA and YNBA (Yeast nitrogen base agar): +, good growth; w, weak growth; +^a, growth at a distance of the well where the substrate was placed; +^b, ring of growth inhibition at a distance of the well; -, growth inhibition; v, variable results between replicates.

Naming source: CBS, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures; MA, culture collection of the Veterinary Mycology group.