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 …

Sporotrichosis: an overview and therapeutic options

VK Mahajan - Dermatology research and practice, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Sporotrichosis is a chronic granulomatous mycotic infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii,
a common saprophyte of soil, decaying wood, hay, and sphagnum moss, that is endemic in …

Sporotrichosis: an update on epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, laboratory and clinical therapeutics

R Orofino-Costa, PM Macedo, AM Rodrigues… - Anais brasileiros de …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
In the late 90's there was a change in both the route of transmission and the people at risk
for sporotrichosis. This zoonotic cat-man alternative transmission route elicited changes in …

Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals a High Prevalence of Sporothrix brasiliensis in Feline Sporotrichosis Outbreaks

AM Rodrigues, M de Melo Teixeira… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Sporothrix schenckii, previously assumed to be the sole agent of human and animal
sporotrichosis, is in fact a species complex. Recently recognized taxa include S. brasiliensis …

Molecular Diagnosis of Pathogenic Sporothrix Species

AM Rodrigues, GS de Hoog… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Sporotrichosis is a chronic (sub) cutaneous infection caused by
thermodimorphic fungi in the order, Ophiostomatales. These fungi are characterized by …

Sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Sporothrix brasiliensis Is Associated with Atypical Clinical Presentations

R Almeida-Paes, MME de Oliveira… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background There have been several recent changes in the taxonomy of Sporothrix
schenckii as well as new observations regarding the clinical aspects of sporotrichosis. In this …

Different virulence levels of the species of Sporothrix in a murine model

I Arrillaga‐Moncrieff, J Capilla… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A comparative study on the experimental pathogenicity of five species of Sporothrix of
clinical interest, Sporothrix albicans, Sporothrix brasiliensis, Sporothrix globosa, Sporothrix …

Phylogeography and evolutionary patterns in Sporothrix spanning more than 14 000 human and animal case reports

Y Zhang, F Hagen, B Stielow… - … and Evolution of …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Pathology to vertebrate hosts has emerged repeatedly in the order Ophiostomatales.
Occasional infections have been observed in Sporothrix mexicana at a low level of …

Emergence of pathogenicity in the Sporothrix schenckii complex

AM Rodrigues, S De Hoog, ZP De Camargo - Medical Mycology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Sporothrix schenckii sensu lato is a complex of thermally dimorphic species whose natural
habitats are soil and plant materials. However, the traumatic implantation of the species into …

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 …