TY - JOUR T1 - Nocardia gypsoides corneal ulcer. JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 179 LP - 181 DO - 10.1136/bjo.68.3.179 VL - 68 IS - 3 AU - P. J. Meurs AU - O. P. van Bijsterveld Y1 - 1984/03/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/68/3/179.abstract N2 - Nocardia gypsoides, a species characterised by its ability to produce calcium sulphate granules, has been isolated for the first time from a corneal ulcer. In vivo this pseudomycete also forms gypsum. Every effort should be made to identify Actinomycetales to species level. The names Leptothrix and Streptothrix should be abandoned. ER -