Table 1.
Cell wall composition and porosity of conidia, yeast-like cells, and germlings from Sporothrix schenckii, Sporothrix brasiliensis, and Sporothrix globosa.
| Cell Wall Abundance | Porosity (%) ‖ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organism | Glucosamine (%) |
Mannose (%) |
Glucose (%) |
Rhamnose (%) |
|
| Sporothrix schenckii | |||||
| Conidia | 6.7 ± 2.9 | 42.9 ± 6.7 | 33.3 ± 6.9 | 17.1 ± 5.1 | 81.3 ± 6.8 |
| Yeast-like cells | 5.7 ± 3.4 | 41.3 ± 5.2 | 39.5 ± 4.9 | 13.5 ± 4.8 | 78.8 ± 9.7 |
| Germlings | 16.9 ± 3.5 * | 17.8 ± 1.5 * | 60.9 ± 3.7 * | 4.4 ± 2.3 * | 62.1 ± 4.8 * |
| Sporothrix brasiliensis | |||||
| Conidia | 2.9 ± 1.4 † | 38.8 ± 5.4 | 50.2 ± 3.7 † | 8.1 ± 3.6 † | 62.1 ± 10.4 *† |
| Yeast-like cells | 5.5 ± 2.7 * | 40.7 ± 4.9 | 22.4 ± 4.7 *† | 31.4 ± 4.5 *† | 80.2 ± 9.5 |
| Germlings | 5.9 ± 2.7 *† | 42.5 ± 3.3 † | 41.7 ± 4.2 *† | 9.9 ± 6.4 | 81.1 ± 10.4 † |
| Sporothrix globosa | |||||
| Conidia | 9.5 ± 3.2 † | 23.6 ± 4.4 † | 60.4 ± 3.4 † | 6.5 ± 3.4 ** | 96.5 ± 7.7 † |
| Yeast-like cells | 9.8 ± 4.2 † | 30.1 ± 5.8 † | 54.7 ± 6.5 † | 5.4 ± 4.5 † | 98.4 ± 5.1 † |
| Germlings | 10.7 ± 2.8 † | 23.8 ± 5.4 † | 63.4 ± 6.6 ‡ | 2.1 ± 4.1 ‡ | 95.4 ± 3.8 † |
‖ Relative to DEAE-dextran, the 100% corresponds to the poly-L-lysine porosity. * p < 0.05 when compared to other morphologies of the same species. † p < 0.05 when compared to the same morphology of the other two species. ** p < 0.05 when compared to the same morphology in Sporothrix schenckii. ‡ p < 0.05 when compared to the same morphology in Sporothrix brasiliensis.