A case of Beauveria bassiana keratitis confirmed by internal transcribed spacer and LSU rDNA D1-D2 sequencing

New Microbes and New Infections

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1-4

  Ligozzi, M ^a   Maccacaro, L ^a   Passilongo, M ^a   Pedrotti, E ^a   Marchini, G ^a   Koncan, R ^a   Cornaglia, G ^a   Centonze, A R ^a   Lo Cascio, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Keratitis; Molecular identification

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTAZIDIME; DEXAMETHASONE; GANCICLOVIR; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; NETILMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; KERATOPLASTY; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCARDINE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA;

EID: 84921988689     PISSN: 20522975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nmi2.30     Document Type: Letter

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