1 Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan; ErasmusMC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
2 The Mycetoma Research Center, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
3 Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan; Ewha Womans University, Department of Molecular Medicine, South Korea.
4 Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda.
5 Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Allschwil, Switzerland; University of Basel, Faculty of Science, Petersplatz 1, Basel, Switzerland.