Article
Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal ulcer isolates distinguished using the arbitrarily primed PCR DNA fingerprinting method.
Current eye research - 1 Nov 1994
Bukanov N, Ravi V N, Miller D, Srivastava K, Berg D E
Abstract excerpt
Infection of the eye by Pseudomonas aeruginosa can result in corneal inflammation (keratitis) and ulceration, and permanent decrease in vision if not successfully treated. We tested for diversity among P. aeruginosa strains from corneal ulcers by the sensitive and efficient 'RAPD' (for 'random am...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Corneal Ulcer
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Bacterial
- Eye Infections, Bacterial
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Pseudomonas Infections
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa