Sporotrichosis -- Brazil
Most of the 51 species embedded in the genus _Sporothrix_ are nonpathogenic environmental fungi that are closely related to decaying wood, plants, and soil. However, members of the _Sporothrix schenckii_ complex are highly successful mammal pathogens, including _S. brasiliensis_, _S. schenckii_ sensu stricto (s. str.), _S. globosa_, and _S. luriei_, the causative agents of human and animal sporotrichosis. Their key to success during mammal infection lies at least in part with their ability to
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