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Development and optimization of a new MALDI-TOF protocol for identification of ...
Oliveira, M. M. E.; Santos, C.; Sampaio, Paula; Romeo, Orazio; Almeida-Paes, Rodrigo; Pais, Célia; Lima, Nelson; Zancope-Oliveira, R. M.Accurate species identification of the Sporothrix schenckii complex is essential, since identification based only on phenotypic characteristics is often inconclusive due to phenotypic variability within the species. We used matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for species identification of 70 environmental and clinical isolates of the Sporothrix complex. A ...
Sporotrichosis caused by sporothrix mexicana, Portugal
Dias, Nicolina; Oliveira, M. M. E.; Portela, M.; Santos, C.; Zancope-Oliveira, R. M.; Lima, NelsonSporotrichosis is a subcutaneous fungal infection present worldwide that is caused by traumatic inoculation or inhalation of spores of the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii complex (1-3). However, molecular studies have shown that the S. schenckii complex constitutes several cryptic infectious species (i.e., S. albicans, S. brasiliensis, S. globosa, S. luriei, S. mexicana, and S. schenckii). Marimon et al. ...