Fungal pathogens cause more than a billion human infections every year, resulting in more
than 1.6 million deaths annually. Understanding the natural history and evolutionary ecology …

Fungal species have undergone and continue to undergo significant nomenclatural change,
primarily due to the abandonment of dual species nomenclature in 2013 and the …

Sporotrichosis, a human and animal disease caused by Sporothrix species, is the most
important implantation mycosis worldwide. Sporothrix taxonomy has improved in recent …

We herein present a Brazilian guideline for the management of feline sporotrichosis, a
mycosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis. This guideline is an effort of a national technical …

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 …

Fungi often infect mammalian hosts via the respiratory route, but traumatic transcutaneous
implantation is also an important source of infections. Environmental exposure to spores of …

The importance of fungal infections in both human and animals has increased over the last
decades. This article represents an overview of the different categories of fungal infections …

Cat-transmitted sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis has become a major public
health concern and presents a distinct divergence from the traditional epidemiology of …

In the late 90's there was a change in both the route of transmission and the people at risk
for sporotrichosis. This zoonotic cat-man alternative transmission route elicited changes in …

The description of cryptic species with different pathogenic potentials has changed the
perspectives on sporotrichosis. Sporothrix schenckii causes a benign chronic subcutaneous …