Occurrence of moulds in drinking water

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 774-780

  Hageskal, G ^a   Gaustad, P ^b   Heier, B T ^a   Skaar, Ida ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Section for Food and Feed Microbiology   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Filamentous fungi; Ground water; Moulds; Surface water

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; GROUNDWATER; MOLDS; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AGAR MEDIA; DICHLORAN; DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS; FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS; FILTERED SAMPLES; MOLD; RAW WATER; SURFACE WATER SOURCES; WATER SAMPLES; WATER SUPPLY NETWORKS;

SURFACE WATERS;

AGAR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DICLORAN; DRINKING WATER; GLYCEROL; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRINKING WATER; FUNGUS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HEALTH RISK; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; HOSPITAL; MEMBRANE FILTER; MOULD; NONHUMAN; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

FUNGI;

EID: 33847057693     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03119.x     Document Type: Article

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