Draft Genome Sequence of the Dimorphic Fungus <i>Sporothrix pallida</i> , a Nonpathogenic Species Belonging to <i>Sporothrix,</i> a Genus Containing Agents of Human and Feline Sporotrichosis

Abstract

Sporothrix pallidais considered to be a mostly avirulent environmental fungus, phylogenetically closely related to the well-known pathogenSporothrix schenckii Here, we present the first assembly of its genome, which provides a valuable resource for future comparative genomic studies between nonpathogenic and pathogenicSporothrixspp.