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Table 2 Species identification results obtained upon phenotypic testing and molecular typing of 35 Malassezia cultures

From: Distribution of Malassezia species on the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and healthy volunteers assessed by conventional and molecular identification methods

 

Strain no.

Species identification by means of

Final species identificationd

Phenotypic methodsa

Molecular methods

PCR-RFLPb

PCR sequencingc

ITS accession no.

Similarity with ITS of [%]:

D1/D2 accession no.

Similarity with D1/D2 of [%]:

1.

40.10.I.

M. slooffiae

M. sympodialis

KC141968

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415092

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

2.

40.10.II.

M. slooffiae

M. sympodialis

KC141969

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415093

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

3.

40.10.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC141970

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415094

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

4.

8.11.I.

M. obtusa

M. sympodialis

KC152895

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415085

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

5.

8.11.III.

M. furfur

M. sympodialis

KC152904

C. diffluens CBS 160

100%

KC241877

C. diffluens CBS 6436

100%

M. sympodialis + C. d. *

6.

8.11.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC152896

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415086

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

7.

27.10.III.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC141966

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415095

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

8.

27.10.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC141967

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415096

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

9.

7.11.III.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC152893

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415083

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

10.

7.11.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC152894

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415084

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

11.

25.10.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC119577

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415097

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

12.

17.10.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC119576

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415098

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

13.

10.11.I.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC152897

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415087

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

14.

10.11.II.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC152905

A. pullulans CPC 13701

100%

KC241878

A. pullulans RA406

100%

M. sympodialis + A. p. **

15.

10.11.IIIA.

M. furfur

M. furfur

KC152897

M. furfur M235

100%

KC415088

M. furfur VG Ig 02

99%

M. furfur

16.

10.11.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC152901

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415091

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

17.

45.08.II.

M. furfur

M. furfur

KC141972

M. furfur M235

100%

KC415099

M. furfur VG Ig 02

100%

M. furfur

18.

45.08.III.

M. furfur

M. furfur

KC141973

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415100

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

99%

M. furfur + M. sympodialis

19.

20.09.IV.

M. furfur

M. furfur + M. sympodialis

KC141965

M furfur M235

100%

KC415101

M. furfur VG Ig 02

99%

M. furfur + M. sympodialis

20.

17.09.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC109788

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415102

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

21.

43.08.II.

M. furfur

M. furfur

KC141971

M. furfur M235

100%

KC415103

M. furfur VG Ig 02

100%

M. furfur

22.

6.11.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC152892

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415082

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

23.

1.11.IA.

M. globosa

M. globosa

KC152884

M. globosa CBS 7966

96%

KC415074

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. globosa

24.

1.11.II.

M. globosa

M. globosa + M. restricta

KC152885

M. restricta MRE28

99%

KC415075

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. globosa + M. restricta

25.

1.11.IIIA.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC152886

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415076

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

26.

1.11.IVA.

M. furfur

M. sympodialis

KC152888

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415078

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

27.

69.09.III.

M. slooffiae

M. slooffiae

KC141978

M. slooffiae CBS 7956

99%

KC415104

M. slooffiae sc7LG

99%

M. slooffiae

28.

69.09.IV.

M. slooffiae

M. slooffiae

KC141979

M. slooffiae CBS 7956

99%

KC415105

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. slooffiae + M. sympodialis

29.

67.09.III.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC141974

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415106

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

30.

67.09.IV.

M. slooffiae

M. sympodialis

KC141975

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415107

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

31.

68.09.III.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC141976

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415108

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

32.

68.09.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC141977

M. sympodialis CBS 7222

100%

KC415109

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

33.

2.11.III.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

KC152890

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415080

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

34.

2.11.IV.

M. obtusa

M. sympodialis

KC152891

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415081

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

35.

12.09.IV.

M. sympodialis

M. sympodialis

JX915741

M. sympodialis MA 73

100%

KC415110

M. sympodialis IFM 48109

100%

M. sympodialis

  1. aIdentification algorithm included macro- and microscopic examination of fungal colonies along with biochemical tests, as described in the Materials and Methods section.
  2. bBased on two PCR-RFLP assays (i. e. with Alu I and Hae II restriction endonucleases).
  3. cResults of BLAST search of GenBank (http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/); The ITS and D1/D2 accession numbers are those under which the respective sequences determined in this study can be found in the GenBank; Percentage similarities with ITS or D1/D2 sequences deposited in the GenBank are given.
  4. dBased on combined molecular methods results; * C. d., Cryptococcus diffluens; ** A. p., Aureobasidium pullulans.