Sporothrix schenckii and Sporotrichosis

MBL Barros, R de Almeida Paes… - Clinical microbiology …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sporotrichosis, which is caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii, is currently
distributed throughout the world, especially in tropical and subtropical zones. Infection …

Osteoarticular mycoses

MN Gamaletsou, B Rammaert, B Brause… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Osteoarticular mycoses are chronic debilitating infections that require extended courses of
antifungal therapy and may warrant expert surgical intervention. As there has been no …

Sporothrix schenckii complex and sporotrichosis, an emerging health problem

E López-Romero, MR Reyes-Montes… - Future …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Sporothrix schenckii, now named the S. schenckii species complex, has largely been known
as the etiological agent of sporotrichosis, which is an acute or chronic subcutaneous …

Adherence mechanisms in human pathogenic fungi

G Tronchin, M Pihet, LM Lopes-Bezerra… - …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Interactions of human pathogenic fungi with the host tissues are key factors in the
pathogenesis of mycoses. Based on the concept that adherence of microorganisms is a …

[HTML][HTML] Virulence Factors of Sporothrix schenckii

LC García-Carnero, JA Martínez-Álvarez - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sporothrix schenckii is one of the etiological agents of sporotrichosis. In this review, we
discuss the virulence factors that have been proven to participate in the S. schenckii-host …

In situ ATR-IR spectroscopy study of adsorbed protein: Visible light denaturation of bovine serum albumin on TiO2

A Bouhekka, T Bürgi - Applied Surface Science, 2012 - Elsevier
In this work in situ Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR)
spectroscopy in a flow-through cell was used to study the effect of visible light irradiation on …

Sporothrix schenckii complex biology: environment and fungal pathogenicity

MD Téllez, A Batista-Duharte, D Portuondo… - …, 2014 - microbiologyresearch.org
Sporothrix schenckii is a complex of various species of fungus found in soils, plants,
decaying vegetables and other outdoor environments. It is the aetiological agent of …

[HTML][HTML] The Heat Shock Protein 60 and Pap1 Participate in the Sporothrix schenckii-Host Interaction

LC García-Carnero, R Salinas-Marín… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sporothrix schenckii is one of the etiological agents of sporotrichosis, a worldwide-
distributed subcutaneous mycosis. Its cell wall contains a glycoconjugate composed of …

Passive immunization with monoclonal antibody against a 70‐kDa putative adhesin of Sporothrix schenckii induces protection in murine sporotrichosis

RC Nascimento, NM Espindola… - European journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Cell‐mediated and innate immunity are considered the most important mechanisms of host
defense against fungus infections. However, recent studies demonstrated that specific …

Pathogenesis II: fungal responses to host responses: interaction of host cells with fungi

MJS Mendes-Giannini, ML Taylor, JB Bouchara… - Medical …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Most of our knowledge concerning the virulence determinants of pathogenic fungicomes
from the infected host, mainly from animal models and more recently from in vitro studies …