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Sporothrix
Genus of fungi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sporothrix is a ubiquitous genus of soil-dwelling fungus discovered by Schenck in 1898,[1] and studied in more detail by Hektoen and Perkins.[2] The first described and best known species is Sporothrix schenckii, the causative agent of rose handler's disease.[3] New environmental,[4] and pathogenic,[5][6] species have been discovered with the potential for more to be found as molecular techniques advance.
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Sporothrix | |
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Conidiophores and conidia of Sporothrix schenckii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Ophiostomatales |
Family: | Ophiostomataceae |
Genus: | Sporothrix Hektoen & C.F.Perkins, (1900) |
Type species | |
Sporothrix schenckii Hektoen & C.F.Perkins, (1900) |
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Other species in this genus include Sporothrix brasiliensis and Sporothrix globosa.[7]