Phylogenetic analysis reveals a high prevalence of Sporothrix brasiliensis in feline sporotrichosis outbreaks.

• Autores principales: Anderson Messias Rodrigues (Autor), Marcus de Melo Teixeira (Autor), G Sybren de Hoog (Autor), Tânia Maria Pacheco Schubach (Autor), Sandro Antonio Pereira (Autor), Geisa Ferreira Fernandes (Autor), Leila Maria Lopes Bezerra (Autor), Maria Sueli Felipe (Autor), Zoilo Pires de Camargo (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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. schenckii sensu stricto. Over the last decades, large epidemics...