Pathogenic fungi: An unacknowledged risk at coastal resorts? New insights on microbiological sand quality in Portugal

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1506-1511

  Sabino, Raquel ^a   Veríssimo, Cristina ^a   Cunha, Maria Ana ^b   Wergikoski, Bela ^b   Ferreira, Filipa C ^a   Rodrigues, Raquel ^a   Parada, Helena ^a   Falcão, Leonor ^a   Rosado, Laura ^a   Pinheiro, Catarina ^a   Paixão, Eleonora ^a   Brandão, João ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b Portuguese Environmental Agency   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Beach; Bioindicators; Fungi; Microbiological thresholds; Sand quality

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS SP; CANDIDA SP; COLIFORMS; E. COLI; FUNGAL SPECIES; INTESTINAL ENTEROCOCCI; MICROBIAL CONTAMINANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL THRESHOLDS; PATHOGENIC FUNGI; PORTUGAL; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; TOTAL COLIFORMS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BACTERIOLOGY; BEACHES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; YEAST;

BACTERIA;

BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FUNGUS; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; PATHOGEN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANDIDA; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DERMATOPHYTE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAND; SEASHORE; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL QUALITY; YEAST;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BATHING BEACHES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; YEASTS;

PORTUGAL;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI;

EID: 79959364474     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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