Sporotrichosis, a human and animal disease caused by Sporothrix species, is the most
important implantation mycosis worldwide. Sporothrix taxonomy has improved in recent …

Sporotrichosis is an endemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii
sensu lato. It has gained importance in recent years due to its worldwide prevalence …

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 …

Fungi often infect mammalian hosts via the respiratory route, but traumatic transcutaneous
implantation is also an important source of infections. Environmental exposure to spores of …

Sporotrichosis is an implantation mycosis with subcutaneo-lymphatic or, more rarely, a
viscerally disseminated affection; it can be acquired through traumatic percutaneous …

Melanized or dematiaceous fungi are associated with a wide variety of infectious
syndromes. Many are soil organisms and are generally distributed worldwide, though …

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 …

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 …

Sporothrix schenckii is the species responsible for sporotrichosis, a fungal infection caused
by the traumatic implantation of this dimorphic fungus. Recent molecular studies have …

Numerous fungal species of medical importance have been recently subjected to and will
likely continue to undergo nomenclatural changes as a result of the application of molecular …