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Mycosands: Fungal diversity and abundance in beach sand and recreational waters - Relevance to human health

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dc.contributor.authorBrandão, J.
dc.contributor.authorGangneux, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorArikan-Akdagli, S.
dc.contributor.authorBarac, A.
dc.contributor.authorBostanaru, A.C.
dc.contributor.authorBrito, S.
dc.contributor.authorBull, M.
dc.contributor.authorÇerikçioğlu, N.
dc.contributor.authorChapman, B.
dc.contributor.authorEfstratiou, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorErgin, Ç.
dc.contributor.authorFrenkel, M.
dc.contributor.authorGitto, A.
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, C.I.
dc.contributor.authorGuégan, H.
dc.contributor.authorGunde-Cimerman, N.
dc.contributor.authorGüran, M.
dc.contributor.authorIrinyi, L.
dc.contributor.authorJonikaitė, E.
dc.contributor.authorKataržytė, M.
dc.contributor.authorKlingspor, L.
dc.contributor.authorMares, M.
dc.contributor.authorMeijer, W.G.
dc.contributor.authorMelchers, W.J.G.
dc.contributor.authorMeletiadis, J.
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, W.
dc.contributor.authorNastasa, V.
dc.contributor.authorBabič, M. Novak
dc.contributor.authorOgunc, D.
dc.contributor.authorOzhak, B.
dc.contributor.authorPrigitano, A.
dc.contributor.authorRanque, S.
dc.contributor.authorRusu, R.O.
dc.contributor.authorSabino, R.
dc.contributor.authorSampaio, A.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, S.
dc.contributor.authorStephens, J.H.
dc.contributor.authorTehupeiory-Kooreman, M.
dc.contributor.authorTortorano, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorVelegraki, A.
dc.contributor.authorVeríssimo, C.
dc.contributor.authorWunderlich, G.C.
dc.contributor.authorSegal, E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-09T15:28:01Z
dc.date.available2021-04-09T15:28:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-26
dc.description.abstractThe goal of most studies published on sand contaminants is to gather and discuss knowledge to avoid faecal contamination of water by run-offs and tide retractions. Other life forms in the sand, however, are seldom studied but always pointed out as relevant. The Mycosands initiative was created to generate data on fungi in beach sands and waters, of both coastal and freshwater inland bathing sites. A team of medical mycologists and water quality specialists explored the sand culturable mycobiota of 91 bathing sites, and water of 67 of these, spanning fromthe Atlantic to the EasternMediterranean coasts, including the Italian lakes and the Adriatic, Baltic, and Black Seas. Sydney (Australia) was also included in the study. Thirteen countries took part in the initiative. The present study considered several fungal parameters (all fungi, several species of the genus Aspergillus and Candida and the genera themselves, plus other yeasts, allergenic fungi, dematiaceous fungi and dermatophytes). The study considered four variables that the team expected would influence the results of the analytical parameters, such as coast or inland location, urban and non-urban sites, period of the year, geographical proximity and type of sediment. The genera most frequently found were Aspergillus spp., Candida spp., Fusarium spp. and Cryptococcus spp. both in sand and in water. A site-blind median was found to be 89 Colony-Forming Units (CFU) of fungi per gram of sand in coastal and inland freshwaters, with variability between 0 and 6400 CFU/g. For freshwater sites, that number was 201.7 CFU/g (0, 6400 CFU/g (p = 0.01)) and for coastal sites was 76.7 CFU/g (0,3497.5 CFU/g). For coastalwaters and allwaters, themedianwas 0 CFU/ml (0, 1592 CFU/ml) and for freshwaters 6.7 (0, 310.0) CFU/ml (p < 0.001). The results advocate that beaches should bemonitored for fungi for safer use and better management.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractHighlights: Fungi are missing from water and sand health protection regulatory parameters; Both sand and water should be monitored for fungi; The median value of 89 CFU/g of all fungi may serve as a reference for sand regulation; Candida albicans, dermatophytes, endemic fungi and other fungi should be considered; Fungal analysis of water needs more data before reference values can be established.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipAcknowledgements: A. Abdillah, M. C. Esposto, J. Kabtani, K. Sarioglou, P. E. Verweij and F. Vieira for their collaboration in this study; the European Confederation of Medical Mycology for a seeding grant; the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology for some financial support; financial support from CESAM (UID/AMB/50017-POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007638) and CITAB (UID/AGR/04033/2019), via FCT/MCTES, from national funds (PIDDAC), cofounded by FEDER, (PT2020 Partnership Agreement and Compete 2020) and an NHMRC APP1121936 to W. Meyer; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, Special Accounts for Research Grants (SARG K.A. 70/3/6915).pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationSci Total Environ. 2021 Aug 10;781:146598. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146598. Epub 2021 Mar 26pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146598pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7678
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969721016661?via%3Dihubpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBeachpt_PT
dc.subjectFungi in Sandpt_PT
dc.subjectBathingpt_PT
dc.subjectAllergenic fungipt_PT
dc.subjectBathing waterpt_PT
dc.subjectMycosispt_PT
dc.subjectAgentes Microbianos e Ambientept_PT
dc.subjectÁgua e Solopt_PT
dc.subjectInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonosespt_PT
dc.titleMycosands: Fungal diversity and abundance in beach sand and recreational waters - Relevance to human healthpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage146598pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleScience of the Total Environmentpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume781pt_PT
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