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Phylogenetic analysis reveals a high prevalence of Sporothrix brasiliensis in feline sporotrichosis outbreaks.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Rodrigues Anderson Messias, de Melo Teixeira Marcus, de Hoog G Sybren, Schubach Tânia Maria Pacheco, Pereira Sandro Antonio, Fernandes Geisa Ferreira, Bezerra Leila Maria Lopes, Felipe Maria Sueli, de Camargo Zoilo Pires
Abstract excerpt
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 of sporotrichosis occurred in Brazil due to zoonotic transmission, and cats were pointed out as key susceptible...
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