New Pyrenochaeta species causing keratitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1596-1598

  Ferrer, Consuelo ^a   Pérez Santonja, Juan J ^a   Rodríguez, Alejandra E ^a   Colom, M Francisca ^b   Gené, Josepa ^c   Alio, Jorge L ^a,d   Verkley, Gerard J M ^e   Guarro, Josep ^c  

^a Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante ^*  (Spain)

^b School of Medicine   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^d MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^e CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFAZOLIN; FLUCONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEAL BIOPSY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRENOCHAETA; SLIT LAMP;

AGED; ASCOMYCOTA; CORNEA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

COELOMYCETES; FUNGI; PYRENOCHAETA;

EID: 66149100614     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01912-08     Document Type: Article

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