Table 1.

Summary of samples and strains in different regions of Guangzhou, China.

	Yue Xiu	Li Wan	Bai Yun	Tian He	Hai Zhu	In total
Total samples (%)a	45 (8.84%)	93 (18.28%)	33 (6.49%)	32 (6.29%)	306 (60.12%)	509
Positive samples (%)b	43 (10.78%)	86 (21.56%)	28 (7.02%)	26 (6.52%)	216 (54.14%)	399
Strains (%)c	32 (10.23%)	56 (17.90%)	20 (6.39%)	23 (7.35%)	182 (58.15%)	313
Positive isolation percentage (%)d						61.50%

^apercentage of samples in each regions versus total samples.

^bpercentage of melanized fungi culturing positive samples in each regions versus total positive samples.

^cpercentage of identified strains in each regions versus total strians.

^dpercentage of total strains versus total samples in each regions.