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Current Progress in Sporothrix brasiliensis Basic Aspects [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Sporotrichosis is known as a subacute or chronic infection, which is caused by thermodimorphic fungi of the genus Sporothrix. It is a cosmopolitan infection, which is more prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions and can affect both humans and other
Manuela Gómez-Gaviria, José A. Martínez-Álvarez, Héctor M. Mora-Montes   +2 more
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Cell walls of the dimorphic fungal pathogens Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis exhibit bilaminate structures and sloughing of extensive and intact layers. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis caused by pathogenic species of the Sporothrix genus. A new emerging species, Sporothrix brasiliensis, is related to cat-transmitted sporotrichosis and has severe clinical manifestations.
Leila M Lopes-Bezerra, Louise A Walker, Gustavo Niño-Vega, Héctor M Mora-Montes, Gabriela W P Neves, Hector Villalobos-Duno, Laura Barreto, Karina Garcia, Bernardo Franco, José A Martínez-Álvarez, Carol A Munro, Neil A R Gow   +11 more
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Complement-Mediated Differential Immune Response of Human Macrophages to Sporothrix Species Through Interaction With Their Cell Wall Peptidorhamnomannans [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
In this study, the human immune response mechanisms against Sporothrix brasiliensis and Sporothrix schenckii, two causative agents of human and animal sporotrichosis, were investigated. The interaction of S. brasiliensis and S.
Gabriela W. P. Neves, Sarah Sze Wah Wong, Vishukumar Aimanianda, Catherine Simenel, J. Iñaki Guijarro, Catriona Walls, Janet A. Willment, Janet A. Willment, Neil A. R. Gow, Neil A. R. Gow, Carol A. Munro, Gordon D. Brown, Gordon D. Brown, Leila M. Lopes-Bezerra, Leila M. Lopes-Bezerra   +14 more
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First case report of feline sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in the state of Ceará – Brazil [PDF]

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2023
Feline sporotrichosis is a zoonotic mycosis caused by fungi belonging to the Sporothrix schenckii complex. In the state of Ceará, there are no reports of isolation of this fungus in cats.
Belisa Araújo Aguiar, Ismael Lira Borges, Barbara Wilka Leal Silva, Fábio Ranyeri Nunes Rodrigues, Lucas Diniz Gonçalves, Alexandre do Rosário Casseb, Jacqueline da Silva Brito, Adriana de Queiroz Pinheiro, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, Daniel de Araújo Viana   +9 more
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Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals a High Prevalence of Sporothrix brasiliensis in Feline Sporotrichosis Outbreaks [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
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, S. globosa, S. mexicana, and S. luriei, in addition to S.
Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Marcus de Melo Teixeira, Sandro Antonio Pereira   +2 more
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Evidence of Clinical and Laboratory Correlation of Itraconazole Resistance in Sporothrix brasiliensis Infection: Case Report [PDF]

Microorganisms
Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous infection caused by fungi from the genus Sporothrix, among which Sporothrix brasiliensis displays high virulence and transmissibility. So far, classical antifungal agents have been efficient against S.
John Verrinder Veasey, Ana Paula Carvalho Reis, Giovanna Azevedo Celestrino, Camila Estacia Silva, Eduarda Souza Santos, Denise Polizel Mendes, Tania Sueli Andrade, Lucas Xavier Bonfietti, Gil Benard, Maria Glória Texeira Sousa   +9 more
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Zoonotic Sporotrichosis by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Chile: Evidence of Emerging Transmission Under a One Health Perspective [PDF]

Journal of Fungi
Sporotrichosis, the most common implantation mycosis worldwide, is caused by dimorphic fungi of several species of the genus Sporothrix. Sporothrix brasiliensis, the most virulent species, has emerged in Latin America as an epi-zoonotic pathogen linked ...
Patricio Godoy-Martínez, Rodrigo Muñoz, Pamela Thomson, Diego Orlandi, Flavio Queiroz-Telles, Nicomedes Valenzuela-Lopez, María Paz Villanueva, Joselin Solís, Isabel Iturrieta-González   +8 more
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The first three reported cases of Sporothrix brasiliensis cat-transmitted sporotrichosis outside South America [PDF]

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2023
An epidemic of cat-transmitted sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis has emerged as a major public health threat in Brazil in recent decades.
James R. Barnacle, Yimmy J. Chow, Andrew M. Borman, Steven Wyllie, Valentin Dominguez, Katherine Russell, Helen Roberts, Darius Armstrong-James, Ashley M. Whittington   +8 more
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The threat of emerging and re-emerging pathogenic Sporothrix species [PDF]

Mycopathologia, 2020
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Sporotrichosis is a neglected subcutaneous mycosis of humans and animals acquired by traumatic inoculation of soil and plant material (classical route) contaminated with infectious propagules ...
Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Paula Portella Della Terra, Sandro Antonio Pereira   +2 more
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Pap1 is an adhesin involved in the interaction of Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis with the host [PDF]

The Cell Surface
Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis are causative agents of sporotrichosis, a mycosis that affects humans and other mammals. Adhesins are considered among the primary virulence factors of these species; however, their molecular identities ...
Leonardo Padró-Villegas, Julieta I. Aguilera-Domínguez, Luz A. López-Ramírez, Manuela Gómez-Gaviria, Iván Martínez-Duncker, Laura C. García-Carnero, Joaquín O. Chávez-Santiago, Patricia Ponce-Noyola, Héctor M. Mora-Montes   +8 more
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