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Emergence of pathogenicity in the Sporothrix schenckii complex.
Medical mycology - 1 May 2013
Rodrigues Anderson Messias, de Hoog Sybren, de Camargo Zoilo Pires
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Sporothrix schenckii sensu lato is a complex of thermally dimorphic species whose natural habitats are soil and plant materials. However, the traumatic implantation of the species into human skin is traditionally thought to be the route leading to the fungal disease sporotrichosis. The complex contains Sporotrhix mexicana, S. globosa, S. brasiliensis, S. luriei, in addition to S. schenckii sensu stricto. In this...
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