New insights concerning the occurrence of fungi in water sources and their potential pathogenicity

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 6338-6347

  Oliveira, B R ^a   Barreto Crespo, M T ^a,b   San Romao M V ^a,b,c   Benoliel, M J ^d   Samson, R A ^e   Pereira, V J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA EXPERIMENTAL E TECNOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^c Quinta de Almoinha   (Portugal)

^d Empresa Portuguesa das Aguas Livres SA   (Portugal)

^e CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drinking water sources; Fungi; Occurrence; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

POTABLE WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS; FUNGAL GENERA; FUNGAL SPECIES; OCCURRENCE; PATHOGENICITY; TRICHODERMA; WATER SOURCE;

ASPERGILLUS;

DRINKING WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DRINKING WATER; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PATHOGENICITY; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; CUNNINGHAMELLA BERTHOLLETIAE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYPOCREA LIXII; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM BREVICOMPACTUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PENICILLIUM GRISEOFULVUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM; WATER SUPPLY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS VIRIDINUTANS; CUNNINGHAMELLA BERTHOLLETIAE; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; TRICHODERMA;

DRINKING WATER SOURCES; FUNGI; OCCURRENCE; PATHOGENICITY;

BIODIVERSITY; FUNGI; SPORES, FUNGAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84885381242     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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