NCIt definition : A species of thermally dimorphic fungi in the phylum Ascomycota. In the environment
S. schenckii is found growing as filamentous hyphae; in host tissue it is found as
a yeast. This species is the causative agent of sporotrichosis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Sporothrix schenckii.;