TABLE 1.
Clinical strains and species used in this study for the MALDI-TOF identification assay and comparison of morphology and antifungal susceptibility
| Species | No. of strains used for MALDI-TOF identification assay | No. of strains used for morphological comparison | No. of strains used for antifungal susceptibility comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspergillus | 28 | 4 | 8 |
| Aspergillus flavus/oryzae | 7 | 1 | |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Aspergillus japonicus | 1 | 1 | |
| Aspergillus lentulus | 1 | ||
| Aspergillus nidulans | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Aspergillus niger | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Aspergillus terreus | 1 | ||
| Aspergillus ustus | 1 | ||
| Aspergillus versicolor | 1 | ||
| Fusarium | 9 | 1 | |
| Fusarium equisety | 1 | 1 | |
| Fusarium oxysporum | 1 | ||
| Fusarium petroliphilum | 1 | ||
| Fusarium proliferatum | 3 | ||
| Fusarium spp. | 3 | ||
| Mucorales | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Lichtheimia spp. | 1 | ||
| Rhizomucor spp. | 1 | ||
| Rhizopus spp. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Penicillium | 2 | ||
| Penicillium spp. | 1 | ||
| Penicillium roqueforti | 1 | ||
| Dematiaceous | 3 | 1 | |
| Chaetomium sp. | 2 | 1 | |
| Fonsecaea nubica | 1 | ||
| Dermatophytes | 4 | 1 | |
| Microsporum canis | 1 | ||
| Nannizzia gypsea | 1 | ||
| Trichophyton mentagrophytes | 1 | 1 | |
| Trichophyton interdigitale | 1 | ||
| Others | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Acremonium spp. | 1 | ||
| Purpureocillium lilacinum | 2 | 1 | |
| Rasamsonia argillacea | 2 | ||
| Scedosporium/Lomentospora spp. | 1 | ||
| Schizophyllum commune | 2 | ||
| Sporothrix schenckii | 1 | ||
| Trichoderma spp. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unidentified | 2 |