''Sporothrix'' is a ubiquitous
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of soil-dwelling
fungus
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
discovered by Schenck in 1898, and studied in more detail by
Hektoen and Perkins. The first described and best known species is ''
Sporothrix schenckii
''Sporothrix schenckii'', a fungus that can be found worldwide in the environment, is named for medical student Benjamin Schenck, who in 1896 was the first to isolate it from a human specimen. The species is present in soil as well as in and on l ...
'', the causative agent of
rose handler's disease. New environmental, and pathogenic, 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''.
[Lopes-Bezerra LM, Mora-Montes HM, Zhang Y, Nino-Vega G, Rodrigues AM, de Camargo ZP, de Hoog SS (2018) Sporotrichosis between 1898 and 2017: The evolution of knowledge on a changeable disease and on emerging etiological agents. Med Mycol 56(suppl_1):126-143. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myx103.]
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
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Sporothrix abietina''
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Sporothrix aemulophila''
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Sporothrix africana''
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Sporothrix alba''
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Sporothrix albicans''
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Sporothrix ankangensis''
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Sporothrix aurorae''
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Sporothrix bragantina''
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Sporothrix brasiliensis''
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Sporothrix brunneoviolacea''
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Sporothrix cabralii''
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Sporothrix candida''
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Sporothrix cantabriensis''
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Sporothrix catenata''
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Sporothrix cavum''
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Sporothrix chilensis''
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Sporothrix chondracris''
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Sporothrix cracoviensis''
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Sporothrix cryptarchum''
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Sporothrix curviconia''
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Sporothrix cylindrospora''
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Sporothrix dentifunda''
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Sporothrix dimorphospora''
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Sporothrix dombeyi''
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Sporothrix echinospora''
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Sporothrix epigloea''
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Sporothrix eucalyptigena''
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Sporothrix eucastaneae''
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Sporothrix euskadiensis''
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Sporothrix foliorum''
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Sporothrix fraxini''
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Sporothrix fumea''
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Sporothrix fungorum''
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Sporothrix fusiformis''
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Sporothrix ganodermatis''
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Sporothrix gemella''
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Sporothrix ghanensis''
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Sporothrix globosa''
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Sporothrix globuligera''
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Sporothrix gossypina''
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Sporothrix guttuliformis''
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Sporothrix humicola''
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Sporothrix hypoxyli''
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Sporothrix inflata''
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Sporothrix insectorum''
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Sporothrix inusitatiramosa''
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Sporothrix isarioides''
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Sporothrix itsvo''
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Sporothrix lunata''
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Sporothrix luriei''
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Sporothrix macroconidia''
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Sporothrix mexicana''
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Sporothrix narcissi''
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Sporothrix nebularis''
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Sporothrix nivea''
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Sporothrix nothofagi''
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Sporothrix nsini''
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Sporothrix oleae''
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Sporothrix pallida''
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Sporothrix palmiculminata''
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Sporothrix phasma''
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Sporothrix phellini''
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Sporothrix polyporicola''
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Sporothrix prolifera''
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Sporothrix protearum''
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Sporothrix protea-sedis''
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Sporothrix pseudoabietina''
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Sporothrix ramosissima''
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Sporothrix ranii''
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Sporothrix rapaneae''
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Sporothrix resoviensis''
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Sporothrix roboris''
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Sporothrix rossii''
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Sporothrix schenckii
''Sporothrix schenckii'', a fungus that can be found worldwide in the environment, is named for medical student Benjamin Schenck, who in 1896 was the first to isolate it from a human specimen. The species is present in soil as well as in and on l ...
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Sporothrix sclerotialis''
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Sporothrix setiphila''
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Sporothrix smangaliso''
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Sporothrix splendens''
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Sporothrix stenoceras''
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Sporothrix stylites''
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Sporothrix subannulata''
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Sporothrix tardilutea''
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Sporothrix thermara''
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Sporothrix tuberi''
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Sporothrix undulata''
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Sporothrix uta''
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Sporothrix variecibata''
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Sporothrix villosa''
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Sporothrix vizei''
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Sporothrix zambiensis''
References
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Sordariomycetes genera
Ophiostomatales
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