Fungus
sporothrix
Subclass of:
Mitosporic Fungi
Definitions related to sporothrix:
  • A genus of thermally dimorphic fungi in the phylum Ascomycota that is found growing as filamentous hyphae at lower temperatures and as a yeast at 37C. Species in this genus are characterized by brown, thick-walled conidia attached along the hyphae.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A mitosporic Ophiostomataceae fungal genus, whose species Sporothrix schenckii is a well-known animal pathogen. The conidia of this soil fungus may be inhaled causing a primary lung infection, or may infect independently via skin punctures.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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