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Strategies for Monitoring Microbial Life in Beach Sand for Protection of Public...
Brandão, João; Valério, Elisabete; Weiskerger, Chelsea; Veríssimo, Cristina; Sarioglou, Konstantina; Novak Babič, Monika; Solo-Gabriele, Helena M.The 2021 revised guidelines of the World Health Organization recommend monitoring the quality of sand in addition to water at recreational beaches. This review provides background information about the types of beaches, the characteristics of sand, and the microbiological parameters that should be measured. Analytical approaches are described for quantifying fungi and fecal indicator bacteria from beach sand. T...
Occurrence, Diversity and Anti-Fungal Resistance of Fungi in Sand of an Urban B...
Novak Babič, Monika; Gunde-Cimerman, Nina; Breskvar, Martin; Džeroski, Sašo; Brandão, JoãoBeach safety regulation is based on faecal indicators in water, leaving out sand and fungi, whose presence in both matrices has often been reported. To study the abundance, diversity and possible fluctuations of mycobiota, fungi from sand and seawater were isolated from the Portorož beach (Slovenia) during a 1-year period. Sand analyses yielded 64 species of 43 genera, whereas seawater samples yielded 29 specie...
Integrating Fungi in the Drinking Water Regulation and in Guidelines for Materi...
Novak Babič, Monika; Brandão, João; Gunde-Cimerman, NinaDrinking water is essential for life. To ensure its safe use, up to date regulation is promoted by the World Health Organization, but ultimately established by individual countries and states federations. The European Union uses directives transposed to Member-states legislation. This regulation targets specific bacterial pathogens, but changes, like climate alterations, increasing human population and antimicr...
Opportunistic Water-Borne Human Pathogenic Filamentous Fungi Unreported from Food
Novak Babič, Monika; Zupančič, Jerneja; Brandão, João; Gunde-Cimerman, NinaClean drinking water and sanitation are fundamental human rights recognized by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and the Human Rights Council in 2010 (Resolution 64/292). In modern societies, water is not related only to drinking, it is also widely used for personal and home hygiene, and leisure. Ongoing human population and subsequent environmental stressors challenge the current standards on safe drink...
Beach sand and the potential for infectious disease transmission: observations ...
Solo-Gabriele, Helena; Harwood, Valerie J.; Kay, David; Fujioka, Roger; Sadowsky, Michael; Whitman, Richard; Wither, Andrew; Caniça, ManuelaRecent studies suggest that sand can serve as a vehicle for exposure of humans to pathogens at beach sites, resulting in increased health risks. Sampling for microorganisms in sand should be considered for inclusion in regulatory programmes aimed at protecting recreational beach users from infectious disease. In an effort to provide recommendations for sand sampling programmes in the original article, we outlin...
Children and Sand Play: Screening of Potential Harmful Microorganisms in Sandbo...
Romão, Daniela; Sabino, Raquel; Veríssimo, Cristina; Marom, Tal; Gunde-Cimmerman, Nina; Novak Babič, Monika; Barroso, Helena; Brandão, JoãoSand serves as a reservoir for potentially pathogenic microorganisms. Children, a high-risk group, can acquire infections from sand in sandboxes, recreational areas, and beaches. This paper reviews the microbes in sands, with an emphasis on fungi. Recreational areas and beach sands have been found to harbor many types of fungi and microbes. A newly emerging group of fungi of concern include the black yeast-like...
Beach sand and the potential for infectious disease transmission: observations ...
Solo-Gabriele, Helena M.; Harwood, Valerie J.; Kay, David; Fujioka, Roger S.; Sadowsky, Michael J.; Whitman, Richard L.; Wither, Andrew; Caniça, ManuelaRecent studies suggest that sand can serve as a vehicle for exposure of humans to pathogens at beach sites, resulting in increased health risks. Sampling for microorganisms in sand should therefore be considered for inclusion in regulatory programmes aimed at protecting recreational beach users from infectious disease. Here, we review the literature on pathogen levels in beach sand, and their potential for affe...