Sporotrichosis is a neglected subcutaneous mycosis of humans and animals acquired by
traumatic inoculation of soil and plant material (classical route) contaminated with infectious …

Microbial cells do not live in isolation in their environment, but rather they communicate with
each other using chemical signals. This sophisticated mode of cell-to-cell signalling, known …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

One of the causal agents of human sporotrichosis, Sporothrix schenckii, is the type species
of the genus Sporothrix. During the course of the last century the asexual morphs of many …

Sporotrichosis is an implantation or inoculation mycosis caused by species of Sporothrix
schenckii complex; its main manifestations are limited to skin; however, cutaneous …

Abstract Background The fungal genus Sporothrix includes at least four human pathogenic
species. One of these species, S. brasiliensis, is the causal agent of a major ongoing …

Tropical mycoses vary from the commonplace to the rare and exotic but they are seen
regularly even as imported conditions and it is important to consider the diagnosis, where …

ABSTRACT Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) conditions for testing the
susceptibilities of pathogenic Sporothrix species to antifungal agents are based on a …

Fungi are adept at changing their cell shape and developmental program in response to
signals in their surroundings. Here we focus on a group of evolutionarily related fungal …

BACKGROUND Sporotrichosis is caused by species of the genus Sporothrix. From 1998 to
2015, 4,703 cats were diagnosed at the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro …