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Fungal density in the sands of the Mediterranean coast beaches

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The fungal density of one hundred and forty-eight samples of sands obtained from forty-two Spanish Mediterranean littoral beaches are investigated. The CFU/g number ranged from 15 and 76×105. The most commonly isolated genera were: Penicillium, Cladosporium, Aspergillus, Acremonium, Alternaria, Fusarium. The keratinophilic capacity of all the isolated fungal strains was also determined.

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  1. Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Barcelona, Spain

    J. V. Larrondo & M. A. Calvo

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Larrondo, J.V., Calvo, M.A. Fungal density in the sands of the Mediterranean coast beaches. Mycopathologia 108, 185–193 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00436224

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