New pyrenochaeta species causing keratitis.

نویسندگان

  • Consuelo Ferrer
  • Juan J Pérez-Santonja
  • Alejandra E Rodríguez
  • M Francisca Colom
  • Josepa Gené
  • Jorge L Alio
  • Gerard J M Verkley
  • Josep Guarro
چکیده

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).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 47 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009