TABLE 3.

Matrix of ITS 1 and 2 similarities for Trichosporon species^a

Species	T. cutaneum	T. jirovecii	T. moniliiforme	T. mucoides	T. asahii var. asahii	T. asahii var. coremiformis	T. asahii var. faecalis	T. aquatile	T. asteroides	T. ovoides	T. inkin	T. brassicae	T. montevideense	T. domesticum	T. dulcitum	T. gracile	T. loubieri var. laibachii	T. loubieri var. loubieri	T. sporotrichoides	Trichosporon sp. strain M 9481
T. cutaneum		95.9	94.1	95.3
T. jirovecii	96.6		94.7	98.2
T. moniliiforme	96.6	95.7		92.9
T. mucoides	95.7	94.9	99.1
T. asahii var. asahii						100	100	98.9	100	99.4	98.3
T. asahii var. coremiformis					99.2		100	98.9	100	99.4	97.7
T. asahii var. faecalis					100	99.2		98.9	100	99.4	98.3
T. aquatile					96.7	95.9	96.7		98.9	98.9	97.7
T. asteroides					97.6	98.4	97.6	97.6		99.4	98.9
T. ovoides					95.9	95.1	95.9	97.6	94.3		98.3
T. inkin					95.1	95.1	97.6	93.5	92.7	98.4
T. brassicae
T. montevideense												92.5		100
T. domesticum												92.5	100
T. dulcitum																98.8	97.7	96.5
T. gracile															100		98.8	97.1
T. loubieri var. laibachii															98.3	98.3		98.3
T. loubieri var. loubieri															98.3	98.3	96.6
T. sporotrichoides																				98.2
Trichosporon sp. strain M 9481																			90.6

^aSimilarities less than 90% are not indicated. Data in the upper right portion of the table refer to ITS 2 similarity, and data in the lower left portion refer to ITS 1 similarity.