Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Sporothrix brasiliensis on cats with skin ulcers in Southern Brazil.
- Journal:
- Medical mycology
- Year:
- 2021
- Authors:
- Spanamberg, Andréia et al.
- Affiliation:
- Setor de Micologia Veteriná · Brazil
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Sporotrichosis is a disease caused by thermally dimorphic fungi belonging to the Sporothrix schenckii complex. We report the occurrence of multiple cases of sporotrichosis in cats in Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil, from 2015 to 2019. A set of 21 fungal isolates were collected and the partial sequence of calmodulin (CAL) gene compared. All isolates were identified at phenotypic and molecular level as S. brasiliensis. Phylogenetic analysis showed the isolates clustered in two distinct groups, suggesting the presence of multiple genetic variants of S. brasiliensis in the region.
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