Table 3 of Huang, Mol Vis 2017; 23:614-623.


Table 3. Positive clinical samples determined by the standard microbiological methods, PCR, and the PDH model, and identification of the infectious agents by DNA sequencing.

      Samples no. Microscopy Culture Pathology PCRa       PDH model    Species of the infectious microorganismb       Sequence similarity, %
  GSc AFSd                        
Acanthamoeba (+)                            
1e + NDe +       +    Acanthamoeba quina 99.3
1f +       −    NAf NA
1h + +       +    Acanthamoeba polyphaga 99.3
2a + ND +       +    Acanthamoeba sp. 92.5
2d + ND +       +    Acanthamoeba castellanii 100
2g + ND +       +    Acanthamoeba castellanii 98.8
4g + ND +       +    Acanthamoeba castellanii 98.8
4h + ND +       +    Acanthamoeba castellanii 98.6
Microsporidia (+)                         
  1a ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 99.2
  1b + + ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 100
  1c + ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 100
  1d + Streptococcus pneumoniae ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 99.0
  2f ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 99.3
  2h ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 99.5
  2j + ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 99.9
  3a ND + ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 99.9
  4b + ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 99.9
  4c + ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 99.9
  4d + ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 97.0
  4e ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 99.6
  4l + + ND +       +    Vittaforma corneae 99.7