Microbiological study of corneal bank dedicated to corneal transplantation in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus - Lilljeborgi, 1874)

• Grant number: 09/14384-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2010
• End date: December 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal Investigator: José Luiz Laus
• Grantee: Karina Kamachi Kobashigawa
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Corneal diseases such as keratoconus, corneal dystrophy and corneal sequestration are common in humans and domestic animals. Corneal transplantation are frequently used aiming the treatment of such affections and healthy corneal banks are necessary to supply this technique. Corneal swabs from healthy rabbits will be evaluated regarding their microflora. Moreover, the results will be compared to those obtained from the same cornea after storage for transplantation (30 days at -20°C). (AU)

Scientific publications

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KOBASHIGAWA, K. K.; MARTINS, B. C.; MASSOLI, M. C. B.; ISHIZAWA, T. H.; SCHOCKEN-ITURRINO, R. P.; BROOKS, D. E.; LAUS, J. L.. Microbiologia de amostras de bancos de córneas destinadas a transplantes, em coelhos. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 65, n. 1, p. 61-66, FEB 2013. (09/14384-0)