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Genotyping of 44 isolates of Fusarium solani, the main agent of fungal keratitis in Brazil.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2004
Godoy Patricio, Cano Josep, Gené Josepa, Guarro Josep, Höfling-Lima Ana Luisa, Lopes Colombo Arnaldo
Abstract excerpt
In a retrospective study performed over 6 years in Brazil, Fusarium solani was found to be the most common species causing mycotic keratitis. The genetic diversity of 44 isolates from 39 patients was assessed by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR (ERIC-PCR) and PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) fingerprinting. ERIC-PCR was more discriminatory than PCR-RFLP for...
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