Identification of Exophiala mesophila isolated from treated dental unit waterlines.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on August 01, 2003

Authors

N B Porteous1, A M Grooters, S W Redding, E H Thompson, M G Rinaldi, G S De Hoog, D A Sutton

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. porteous@uthscsa.edu

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