TABLE 1.

Origins of the M. ulcerans isolates used in this study

Isolate	Origin	Year isolated	Sourcea	2426 type
96-658	Angola	1996	ITM	African
94-856	Benin	1994	ITM	African
97-111	Benin	1997	ITM	African
5152	Congo	1976	ITM	African
5155	Congo	1976	ITM	African
97-610	Ghana	1997	ITM	African
97-680	Togo	1997	ITM	African
98-912	China	1997	ITM	Asian
ATCC 33728	Japan	1980		Asian
186510	Malaysia	1992	VIDRL	Malaysian
5114	Mexico	1953	ITM	Mexican
5143	Mexico	1967	ITM	Mexican
11878/70	Papua New Guinea	1971	QDRLMD	PNG I
94-1331	Papua New Guinea	1994	ITM	PNG II
186463	Papua New Guinea	1992	VIDRL	PNG II
13822/70	North Queensland, Australia	1971	QDRLMD	Queensland
6537/78	North Queensland, Australia	1978	QDRLMD	Queensland
95016102	North Queensland, Australia	1994	VIDRL	Queensland
842	Surinam	1986	ITM	Suriname
95023625	East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia	1994	VIDRL	Victorian
ATCC 19423	East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia	1948		Victorian
95045548	East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia	1995	VIDRL	Victorian
144727	East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia	1989	VIDRL	Victorian
186453	Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia	1992	VIDRL	Victorian
187636	Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia	1992	VIDRL	Victorian
189182	Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia	1992	VIDRL	Victorian
93112352	Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia	1992	VIDRL	Victorian
95046437	Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia	1995	VIDRL	Victorian
95063471	Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia	1995	VIDRL	Victorian
97029961	Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia	1997	VIDRL	Victorian
93133170	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1993	VIDRL	Victorian
93138796	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1993	VIDRL	Victorian
93147172	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1993	VIDRL	Victorian
93160339	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1993	VIDRL	Victorian
93170008	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1993	VIDRL	Victorian
93171525	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1993	VIDRL	Victorian
94100241	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1993	VIDRL	Victorian
94114510	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1994	VIDRL	Victorian
94128817	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1994	VIDRL	Victorian
94151667	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1994	VIDRL	Victorian
94155376	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1994	VIDRL	Victorian
94161099	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1994	VIDRL	Victorian
94162101	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1994	VIDRL	Victorian
94171428	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1994	VIDRL	Victorian
95001022	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1995	VIDRL	Victorian
95067597	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1995	VIDRL	Victorian
96042434	Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia	1996	VIDRL	Victorian
94179419	Victoria, Australia	1994	VIDRL	Victorian
96035870	Victoria, Australia	1996	VIDRL	Victorian
94112961	Westernport, Victoria, Australia	1993	VIDRL	Victorian
95060263	Westernport, Victoria, Australia	1995	VIDRL	Victorian

^aITM, Institute for Tropical Medicine; VIDRL, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory; QDRLMD, Queensland Diagnostic and Reference Laboratory for Mycobacterial Diseases.