Cell walls of the dimorphic fungal pathogens Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis exhibit bilaminate structures and sloughing of extensive and intact layers.

• Päätekijät: Leila M Lopes-Bezerra (Tekijä), Louise A Walker (Tekijä), Gustavo Niño-Vega (Tekijä), Héctor M Mora-Montes (Tekijä), Gabriela W P Neves (Tekijä), Hector Villalobos-Duno (Tekijä), Laura Barreto (Tekijä), Karina Garcia (Tekijä), Bernardo Franco (Tekijä), José A Martínez-Álvarez (Tekijä), Carol A Munro (Tekijä), Neil A R Gow (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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. The cell wall of pathogenic fungi is a unique structure and impacts dir...