Open AccessBiological and Clinical Attributes of Sporothrix globosa, a Causative Agent of Sporotrichosis
Author(s) -
Nallely Nava-Pérez,
Lisset G Neri-García,
Oscar Romero-González,
Joshua A Terrones-Cruz,
Laura C García-Carnero,
Héctor M. Mora-Montes
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s362099
Subject(s) - sporotrichosis , sporothrix schenckii , sporothrix , virulence , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , clade , host (biology) , fungus , gene , phylogenetic tree , immunology , genetics , botany
Sporotrichosis is an important subcutaneous mycosis with high prevalence and threat to human and animal health worldwide. Sporothrix schenckii, Sporothrix brasiliensis , and Sporothrix globosa are the main etiological agents of this disease; and even though many efforts have been made recently to understand the Sporothrix -host interaction, little is known about S. globosa , an underestimated species. This organism shows the lowest virulence among the members of the Sporothrix pathogenic clade and represents an important pathogenic agent due to its global distribution. Here, we offer a review with all the known information about S. globosa , including its genome and proteomic information, and compare it with S. schenckii and S. brasiliensis , to explain the differences observed among these species, in terms of virulence, the host immune response, and the antifungal sensitivity. Also, we provide the gene prediction of some S. globosa putative virulence factors.