title: New pyrenochaeta species causing keratitis.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Research & Development Department, Ophthalmology Division, Vissum Corporation, Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain. cferrer@vissum.com
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pérez-Santonja
authors.forename: Alejandra E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: M Francisca
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Colom
authors.forename: Josepa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gené
authors.forename: Jorge L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Alio
authors.forename: Gerard J M
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Verkley
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer