New Pyrenochaeta Species Causing Keratitis

We report a new fungus as an agent of fungal keratitis in a diabetic woman. The fungal etiology was established by classic microbiology and PCR following 3 months of antibacterial therapy. The morphological features of the isolate and sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region indic...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009-05, Vol.47 (5), p.1596-1598
Main Authors: Ferrer, Consuelo, Pérez-Santonja, Juan J, Rodríguez, Alejandra E, Colom, M. Francisca, Gené, Josepa, Alio, Jorge L, Verkley, Gerard J.M, Guarro, Josep
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Language:English
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Ascomycota - classification
Ascomycota - genetics
Ascomycota - isolation & purification
Biological and medical sciences
Case Reports
Coelomycetes
Cornea - pathology
Diabetes Complications
DNA, Fungal - chemistry
DNA, Fungal - genetics
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics
Eye - pathology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Keratitis - microbiology
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Molecular Sequence Data
Mycological Typing Techniques
Mycology
Mycoses - diagnosis
Mycoses - microbiology
Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Summary:We report a new fungus as an agent of fungal keratitis in a diabetic woman. The fungal etiology was established by classic microbiology and PCR following 3 months of antibacterial therapy. The morphological features of the isolate and sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region indicate a new species of Pyrenochaeta (Coelomycetes).
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.01912-08