Sporothrix davidellisii : A new pathogenic species belonging to the Sporothrix pallida complex.

ABSTRACT: Sporothrix species (Ascomycota, Ophiostomatales) are dimorphic fungi with diverse ecological niches, ranging from mammalian, plant, and insect pathogens to fungicolous organisms. Here, we describe Sporothrix davidellisii (CBS 147636T), a novel pathogenic species within the S. pallida complex isolated from a case of feline sporotrichosis in Melbourne, Australia. Phylogenetic analyses based on ITS, β-tubulin (BT2), calmodulin (CAL), and translation elongation factor 1-α (EF1-α) sequences confirmed its distinctiveness, with ITS sequence identity to its closest relative (S. chilensis) not exceeding 97.6%. The assembled genome is 39.02 Mb (eight contigs) with a 27.2 kb mitochondrial genome and a total of 12,631 predicted genes. Genetic diversity analyses revealed moderate nucleotide variation i

SUBMITTER: Kidd SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12015470 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature