Molecular Identification of Fungal Populations in Polyherbal Medicines used for the Treatment of Tuberculosis

Ramularia Keratitis

“…Ramularia is a plant fungal pathogen known to cause small necrotic leaf spots with a yellow halo, first described over 100 years ago. 1,2 A DNA dot assay sequencing first identified Ramularia as a possible cause of fungal keratitis, but without culture confirmation, in a corneal ulcer pathogen DNA sequencing study in 2010. 3 Jongkhajornpong et al 4 first reported a patient with Ramularia keratitis in their cohort retrospective chart review in 2019 but did not describe the infection.…”