| isolation and characterization of sporothrix schenckii from clinical and environmental sources associated with the largest u.s. epidemic of sporotrichosis. | the largest recorded epidemic of sporotrichosis in the united states occurred in 1988 and involved a total of 84 cases in 15 states. all cases were associated with wisconsin-grown sphagnum moss. twenty-one clinical isolates of sporothrix schenckii and 69 environmental isolates of sporothrix spp. from the epidemic were characterized and compared. the environmental isolates were recovered from 102 samples of sphagnum moss and other material by using direct plating techniques. characteristics exami ... | 1991 | 1864926 |