Sporothrix schenckii Hektoen & C.F. Perkins
(Rose-thorn Disease, Sporotrichosis - causative organism)

Interactions where Sporothrix schenckii is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
yeast yeast infects lesioned skin Foreign Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Flowers, fungi & felines: an unusual epidemic in Brazil, Kreston, R.
Feline-transmitted Sporotrichosis: A case study from California, Rees, R.K. & Swartzberg, J.E., 2011
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Ophiostomatales/Ophiostomataceae/Sporothrix schenckii/Sporothrix schenckiirose-thorn disease, sporotrichosis (causative organism)yeast Animal / pathogenForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catlesionedskin
yeast yeast is spread by claw Foreign Felis catus Cat (Domestic), Feral Cat Carnivora: Felidae Flowers, fungi & felines: an unusual epidemic in Brazil, Kreston, R.
Feline-transmitted Sporotrichosis: A case study from California, Rees, R.K. & Swartzberg, J.E., 2011
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Ophiostomatales/Ophiostomataceae/Sporothrix schenckii/Sporothrix schenckiirose-thorn disease, sporotrichosis (causative organism)yeast Animal / vectorForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis catus/Felis catuscat (domestic), feral catclaw
yeast yeast infects lesioned skin Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Flowers, fungi & felines: an unusual epidemic in Brazil, Kreston, R.
Feline-transmitted Sporotrichosis: A case study from California, Rees, R.K. & Swartzberg, J.E., 2011
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Ophiostomatales/Ophiostomataceae/Sporothrix schenckii/Sporothrix schenckiirose-thorn disease, sporotrichosis (causative organism)yeast Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humanlesionedskin

Author & YearTitleSource
Kreston, R.Flowers, fungi & felines: an unusual epidemic in Brazilblogs.discovermagazine.com/bodyhorrors/2014/10/24/sporothrix-felines-brazil/#.VGhhQPmsV8F
Rees, R.K. & Swartzberg, J.E., 2011Feline-transmitted Sporotrichosis: A case study from CaliforniaDermatology Online Journal Vol 17 (6).

Sporothrix schenckii (Rose-thorn Disease, Sporotrichosis - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sporothrix schenckii (Rose-thorn Disease, Sporotrichosis - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSporothrix schenckii (Rose-thorn Disease, Sporotrichosis - causative organism)
GenusSporothrix (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyOPHIOSTOMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderOPHIOSTOMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sporothrix schenckii (Rose-thorn Disease, Sporotrichosis - causative organism)

Sporothrix schenckii (Rose-thorn Disease, Sporotrichosis - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kreston, R. Flowers, fungi & felines: an unusual epidemic in Brazil blogs.discovermagazine.com/bodyhorrors/2014/10/24/sporothrix-felines-brazil/#.VGhhQPmsV8F
Rees, R.K. & Swartzberg, J.E. 2011 Feline-transmitted Sporotrichosis: A case study from California Dermatology Online Journal Vol 17 (6).

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Sporothrix schenckii (Rose-thorn Disease, Sporotrichosis - causative organism):

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