Figure 1.

Immunocompetent mice infected with of 3 × 10⁶ conidia of the seven pathogenic Sporothrix species, at 35 days after inoculation. The black arrows show ulcerated lesions. The red circles highlight non-ulcerated nodules at the site of inoculation and the blue circles show enlarged testicles. (a) ICI/S. schenckii sensu stricto; (b) ICI/S. brasiliensis; (c) ICI/S. globosa; (d) ICI/S. mexicana (the green circle highlights the ulcerated lesion in the right paw, characteristic of sporotrichosis); (e) ICI/S. luriei; (f) ICI/S. pallida and (g) ICI/S. chilensis.