title: Simple procedure for detection of Mycobacterium gordonae in water causing false-positive acid-fast smears.
abstract: A simple procedure for detecting a few cells of Mycobacterium gordonae in laboratory water that yielded spurious smear results is described.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014876:Water Pollution