Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2003, p. 3885-3889, Vol. 41, No. 8
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3885-3889.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Identification of Exophiala mesophila Isolated from Treated Dental Unit Waterlines
N. B. Porteous,1* A. M. Grooters,2 S. W. Redding,3 E. H. Thompson,4 M. G. Rinaldi,4,5 G. S. De Hoog,6 and D. A. Sutton4
Department of Community Dentistry,1
Department of General Dentistry,3
Fungus Testing Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio,4
Audie L. Murphy Division, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas,5
Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Utrecht, The Netherlands,6
School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana2
Received 24 January 2003/
Returned for modification 16 March 2003/
Accepted 14 May 2003
Members of the genus Exophiala are often difficult to identify to the species level because of their variable morphological appearances. This paper describes the methods used to identify Exophiala mesophila and provides salient differential features for distinguishing other mesophilic members of the genus.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Community Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229. Phone: (210) 567-3200. Fax: (210) 567-4587. E-mail: porteous{at}uthscsa.edu.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2003, p. 3885-3889, Vol. 41, No. 8
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3885-3889.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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