Fungi in drinking water are involved in the production of tastes and odours in water. Health problems are possible, originating from mycotoxins, animal pathogens and allergies. This report concerns the surveillance of mesophilic fungi in tap water and assessment of their potential for causing problems. The methods for the determination of the filamentous fungi (ff) were filtering, swabbing and baiting. Tap wate...
Filamentous fungi (ff) are a ubiquitous and diverse group of eukaryotic organisms. However, fungal involvement in biofilms has not been demonstrated unambiguously. They may be responsible for the production of tastes, odours and mycotoxins in water [1] and so rapid detection is important. Detection of ff by conventional methods is complex, indirect and time consuming: results can be obtained only after 3-5 days...
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