Mycological assessment of sediments in Ligurian beaches in the Northwestern Mediterranean: Pathogens and opportunistic pathogens

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-369

  Salvo, Vanessa Sarah ^a   Fabiano, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Filamentous fungi; Pathogenicity; Tourist pressure; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; PATHOGENS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTS;

ACREMONIUM; BATHING WATER; BEACH SEDIMENTS; EUROPEAN UNION; FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS; NORTHWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN; PATHOGENIC SPECIES; PATHOGENICITY; TOURIST PRESSURE; WATER REGULATION;

YEAST;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

ACREMONIUM; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROSPORUM; MONITORING; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PENICILLIUM; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; TOURISM; YEAST;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

ACREMONIUM SP.; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM;

EID: 33846929168     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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