Sporothrix schenkii

Sporotrichosis Sporothrix schenkii Cosmopolitan more frequent in the Americas and South Africa than in Europe Inoculation by trauma (diorns, splinters, etc.) Common among South African miners sporadic among forestry workers, florists or gardeners... 

On the basis of the n.m.r. spectra, various structural assignments have been made to polysaccharides of S. schenkii, including a neutral mono-L-rhamnosyl-D-mannan and an acidic L-rhamno-D-mannan. Many strains from species of Sporothrix, Ceratocystis, Europhium, and Graphium have exhibited serological cross-reactions with S. schenckii, and contain polysaccharides composed of residues of L-rhamnose and D-mannose. The d-galacto-D-mannan of Schizosaccharomyces pombe has been located at the periphery of the cell wall and near the plasmalemma. No evidence was obtained for the presence of chitin. 

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