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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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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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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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Assessing the persistence of Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis yeasts on hard, non-porous surfaces and the efficacy of disinfectants [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Sporotrichosis is a serious fungal disease of humans and animals worldwide. The ongoing epidemic of cat-transmitted sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in South America raises major public health concerns, yet data on environmental ...
Bruno C. Rediguieri, Luisa F. López, James Flanagan, D. Joseph Sexton, Anastasia P. Litvintseva   +4 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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Sporothrix brasiliensis in cats from Santiago, Chile [PDF]

Medical Mycology Case Reports
We report Sporothrix brasiliensis infection in three cats from Santiago, Chile. Recently, S. brasiliensis was reported in cats from the southernmost region of Chile located 2,190 km from Santiago. Our findings emphasize the emergence of S.
María Carolina Escobar, Federico Cifuentes Ramos, Cristian A. Alvarez Rojas   +2 more
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Unveiling the Morphostructural Plasticity of Zoonotic Sporotrichosis Fungal Strains: Possible Implications for Sporothrix brasiliensis Virulence and Pathogenicity [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Sporotrichosis is a fungal infection caused by Sporothrix species, with Sporothrix brasiliensis as a prevalent pathogen in Latin America. Despite its clinical importance, the virulence factors of S.
Dario Corrêa-Junior, Iara Bastos de Andrade, Vinicius Alves, Igor Avellar-Moura, Vanessa Brito de Souza Rabello, Alessandro Fernandes Valdez, Leonardo Nimrichter, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Glauber Ribeiro de Sousa Araújo, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Susana Frases   +10 more
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Environmental Isolation of Sporothrix brasiliensis in an Area With Recurrent Feline Sporotrichosis Cases

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Sporotrichosis has been expanding throughout the Brazilian territory in recent years. New outbreaks have emerged, and consequently, the sporotrichosis agents, mainly Sporothrix brasiliensis, should remain in the environment somehow. Therefore, the aim of
Rosely Zancope-Oliveira, Wieland Meyer, László Irinyi   +2 more
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Complement-Mediated Differential Immune Response of Human Macrophages to Sporothrix Species Through Interaction With Their Cell Wall Peptidorhamnomannans

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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