''Sporothrix'' is a ubiquitous

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of soil-dwelling

fungus A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...

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 pathogenicH. Madrid, J. Gené, J. Cano1, C. Silvera and J. Guarro (2010) ''Sporothrix brunneoviolacea'' and ''Sporothrix dimorphospora'', two new members of the ''Ophiostoma stenoceras''-''Sporothrix schenckii'' complex. Mycologia 102: 1193–1203 DOI: 10.3852/09-320 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.

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* Sordariomycetes genera Ophiostomatales {{Sordariomycetes-stub