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The cif Virulence Factor Gene Is Present in Isolates From Patients With Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis.
Cornea - 1 Mar 2017
Bahl Christopher D, St Laurent Jessica D, Karthikeyan R Siva Ganesa, Priya J Lakshmi, Prajna Lalitha, Zegans Michael E, Madden Dean R
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PURPOSE: To determine whether the cif gene is present in pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients with bacterial keratitis at Aravind Eye Hospital, a referral eye care center in southern India, and from corresponding environmental isolates. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction amplification was performed on strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from ocular infections and environmental soil samples were...
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