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. 2020 Jul 21;9(8):32. doi: 10.1167/tvst.9.8.32

Table 1.

Isolated Fungal Genera in Patients with Filamentous Fungal Keratitis

Genus/Species No. (%)
Fusarium 29 (44.6)
Fusarium solani SC 23 (35.4)
Fusarium oxysporum SC 3 (4.6)
Fusarium dimerum SC 2 (3.1)
Gibberella fujikuroi SC 1 (1.5)
Colletotrichum * , 7 (10.8)
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides SC 5 (7.8)
Colletotrichum truncatum SC 2 (3.1)
Purpureocillium lilacinum 7 (10.8)
Aspergillus 6 (9.2)
Aspergillus versicolor 1 (1.5)
Aspergillus flavus 2 (3.1)
 Other 3 (4.6)
Curvularia 4 (6.2)
Curvularia geniculate 3 (4.6)
Curvularia lunata 1 (1.5)
Scedosporum apiospermum 2 (3.1)
Alternaria 1 (1.5)
Bipolaris * 1 (1.5)
Corynespora torulosa * 1 (1.5)
Lasiodiplodia * 1 (1.5)
Lomentospora prolificans 1 (1.5)
Paracremonium contagium * 1 (1.5)
Penicillium 1 (1.5)
Phellinus noxius * 1 (1.5)
Sarocladium bacillisporum/S. kiliense 1 (1.5)
Scopulariopsis brevicaulis 1 (1.5)
Total 65 (100)

SC, species complex.

*

Ten isolates had disagreement of diagnosis between internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and morphological identification, including five Collectotrichum.

Two Collectotrichum could not be identified by culture.

ITS could not differentiate these two species.