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Research on microbial life in beach sands began during the 1980s. Since then, many reports and scientific papers have been published on the subject. Especially after the year 2000, the number of publications in this area has been increasing exponentially. Many of these address methodological approaches and considerations on the microbiome characterisation and its influence on human health. Clear and precise guidance on the subject, however, has not been achieved. Global warming and climate change is expected to generate a regional de-characterization of the microbiota, due to the geographic expansion of endemic microbes. This will originate infections which are diagnosed with some degree of unexpectedness or difficulty by local clinicians. Much has happened pointing out variants of concerns implicated in future regulation of microbial sand contamination. Yet, most groups working in this theme have one aim and one aim only: To avoid run-off and tide retraction contamination of recreational waters by whatever may lie in the sand (specifically, fecal indicator bacteria, the current parameters used in recreational water quality regulation due to their strong correlation with waterborne gastro-intestinal illness). In light of this fact, a group of medical mycologists and some water microbiologists got together to voluntarily help generate data on fungal contaminants in beaches of Europe. The idea behind the project is to create recommendations of experts on fungal contaminants, who have the knowledge and capability to point out and demonstrate that certain groups of fungi also matter when in the sand, be it beach or of recreational sandboxes and parks. Some of the fungi can also clarify the type of microbial pollution on beach sand, regardless of its taxonomic nature
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Sand Fungi Beach Agentes Microbianos e Ambiente