Sporothrix humicola (Ascomycota: Ophiostomatales) – A soil-borne fungus with pathogenic potential in the eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)

The genus Sporothrix contains both species pathogenic to humans and animals as well as environmental fungi. S. humicola, a member of the latter S. pallida clade, has previously been reported only from soil. We have isolated this dimorphic fungus from multiple cutaneous lesions in two endangered mars...

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Main Authors: Anne Nesseler, Nicole Schauerte, Christina Geiger, Kerstin Kaerger, Grit Walther, Oliver Kurzai, Tobias Eisenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300569