Numerous fungal species of medical importance have been recently subjected to and will
likely continue to undergo nomenclatural changes as a result of the application of molecular …

Fungi may infect the cornea, orbit and other ocular structures. Species of Fusarium,
Aspergillus, Candida, dematiaceous fungi, and Scedosporium predominate. Diagnosis is …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

Sporothrix globosa, reported from the USA, Europe, and Asia, is a recently described
pathogenic species morphologically similar to Sporothrix schenckii. In this study, the …

Background: In microbial keratitis, infection of the cornea can threaten vision through
permanent corneal scarring and even perforation resulting in the loss of the eye. A literature …

In molecular studies involving numerous clinical isolates of the genera Acremonium,
Phialemonium and Lecytophora some of them could not be identified. To clarify the …

Purpose We report a case of mycotic keratitis caused by a rare fungus Schizophyllum
commune. Methods Clinical examination, slit-lamp examination, and microbiological …

Phialemoniopsis species are ubiquitous dematiaceous molds associated with a wide variety
of superficial and systemic infections in human. In this study, we isolated a mold from the …

Fusarium polyphialidicum caused a corneal ulcer in a Spanish man. Diagnosis was
established by a histopathological study and repeated cultures. The isolate was clearly …

We present here the first case in the People's Republic of China of human disease caused
by the fungus Arthrographis kalrae. The male patient had fungal panophthalmitis and …