A case of sporotrichosis caused by different Sporothrix brasiliensis strains: mycological, molecular, and virulence analyses.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that the patient was infected by two genetically and biologically distinct S. brasiliensis that vary in their production of melanin in their environmental forms. The results underscore the importance of characterizing phenotypically different isolates found in the same clinical specimen or patient.
PMID: 31644705 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - October 25, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Oliveira MME, Almeida-Paes R, Corrêa-Moreira D, Borba CM, Menezes RC, Freitas DFS, do Valle ACF, Schubach AO, Barros MBL, Nosanchuk JD, Gutierrez-Galhardo MC, Zancopé-Oliveira RM Tags: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Source Type: research