<unk>  is a fungus that can be found throughout the world. Areas characterized by warm, humid climates, are ideal for the fungus to thrive. The species is present in soil as well as in and on living and decomposing plant material such as peat moss. It can infect humans as well as animals and is the causative agent of sporotrichosis, commonly known as "rose handler's disease". Posttraumatic inoculation of<unk>  is the typical method of infection. However, sporotrichosis may also develop as a result of spore inhalation, although this mode of transmission is infrequent. Infection commonly occurs in otherwise healthy individuals but is rarely life-threatening and can be treated with antifungals. In the environment,<unk>  exists as a filamentous hyphae. In host tissue,<unk>  thrives as a yeast. The transition from its hyphal form to yeast form is temperature dependent, making<unk>  a thermally dimorphic fungus.
Sporothrix schenckii
Mycobacterium xenopi
Mycobacterium szulgai
Mycobacterium immunogenum
Mycobacterium chelonae
Actinomyces israelii
Mycobacterium mucogenicum
Mycobacterium terrae