Newer emerging pathogens of ocular non-sporulating molds (NSM) identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based DNA sequencing technique targeting internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region

Current Eye Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-147

  Bagyalakshmi, R ^a   Therese, K L ^a   Prasanna, S ^a   Madhavan, H N ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Botryosphaeria species; DNA sequencing; Fungal keratitis; Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region; Non sporulating molds (NSM); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BOTRYOSPHAERIA LASIODIPLODIA; COCHILOBOLUS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRECHSLERA; EXSEROHILUM; EYE INFECTION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; GLOMERULLA SINGULATA; HUMAN; HYPHOMYCETES; KERATOMYCOSIS; MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MOULD; NON-SPORULATING MOLD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PETRIELLIDIUM; PODOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOALLESCHERIA; PYTHIUM; RHIZOCTONIA BATATICOLA; SCEDOSPORIUM; THIELAVIA TORTUOSA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CORNEAL ULCER; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 39749119797     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680701864780     Document Type: Article

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