Table 1. Common and uncommon causative agents of eumycetoma and actinomycetoma [13,14].
Fungi | Bacteria | |
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Common agents |
Madurella mycetomatis (M. mycetomi) and sister species M. pseudomycetomatis, M. fahalii, M. tropicana Trematosphaeria grisea (Madurella grisea) Medicopsis romeroi (Pyrenochaeta romeroi) |
Actinomadura pelletieri A. madurae Streptomyces somaliensis Nocardia brasiliensis N. asteroides |
Uncommon agents |
Neotestudina rosatii Scedosporium spp. Curvularia lunata Falciformispora senegalensis and F. tompkinsii (Leptosphaeria spp) Biatriospora mackinnonii (P. mackinnonii) Pseudochaetosphaeronema larense Aspergillus nidulans Rhytidhysteron rufulum Roussoella spp. Emarellia paragrisea |
N. farcinica N. otitidiscaviarum (N. caviae) A. israelii |
Note that with modern taxonomic revision, especially of the agents of eumycetoma, frequency is approximate. Previous names are shown in brackets, when available.