Sporothrix brasiliensis, S. globosa, and S. mexicana, three new Sporothrix species of clinical interest.

ABSTRACT: Sporothrix schenckii is the species responsible for sporotrichosis, a fungal infection caused by the traumatic implantation of this dimorphic fungus. Recent molecular studies have demonstrated that this species constitutes a complex of numerous phylogenetic species. Since the delineation of such species could be of extreme importance from a clinical point of view, we have studied a total of 127 isolates, most of which were received as S. schenckii, including the available type strains of species currently considered synonyms, and also some close morphological species. We have phenotypically characterized all these isolates using different culture media, growth rates at different temperatures, and numerous nutritional tests and compared their calmodulin gene sequences. The molecular analysi

SUBMITTER: Marimon R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2045377 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature