Sporothrix

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Sporothrix
Conidiophores and conidia of Sporothrix schenckii
Scientific classification Edit this 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)

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.

Other species in this genus include Sporothrix brasiliensis and Sporothrix globosa.[7]

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