Environmental Isolation of Sporothrix brasiliensis in an Area With Recurrent Feline Sporotrichosis Cases.

ABSTRACT: Sporotrichosis has been expanding throughout the Brazilian territory in recent years. New outbreaks have emerged, and consequently, the sporotrichosis agents, mainly Sporothrix brasiliensis, should remain in the environment somehow. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Sporothrix spp. in the environment from an area of ​​the Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, with recurrent cases of human and animal sporotrichosis. Abandoned demolition timber wood samples were collected in the garden of a house where the cases of human and feline sporotrichosis have occurred in the last 10 years. The environmental survey revealed a Sporothrix spp. colony from the serial dilution cultures of one abandoned demolition wood sample. In addition, a fungal strain iso

SUBMITTER: Rabello VBS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9134204 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature