Publications by authors named "Hong Keat Looi"

is a common plant pathogen that causes leaf spot disease in a broad range of crop, and it heavily affect rubber trees in Malaysia (Hsueh, 2011; Nghia et al., 2008). The isolation of UM 591 from a patient's contact lens indicates the pathogenic potential of this dematiaceous fungus in human.

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Background: is a filamentous wood-inhabiting endophyte commonly found in woody plants. Here, we report the identification and characterization of nine isolates from skin scrapings, nail clippings, and blood.

Methods: The nine isolates were identified based on colony morphology, light microscopy, and internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-based phylogeny.

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