@article {3726,
	title = {Fungi as environmental microbiological indicators},
	journal = {Water Science and Technology},
	volume = {38},
	year = {1998},
	pages = {155-162},
	abstract = {<p>An evaluation of the mycological quality of the sand beaches of the Lisboa and Vale do Tejo coastal area in Portugal was undertaken in May-October 1994. The keratinolytic fungi, yeasts, potential pathogenic and allergic and/or environmental saprophytic fungi were analysed. The results for the yeast Candida were evaluated according to the {\textquotedblleft}Proposed Guidelines for the Microbiological Quality of Sand{\textquotedblright} (Mendes et al., 1993). The data showed good/satisfactory quality of the sand beaches for the genus Candida. The results indicate that the allergic and/or environmental saprophytic fungi were the most common in sand beaches. The fungi Scopulariopsis and the yeast Candida could be used as specific indicator organisms of sand beaches quality. A new quality objective is introduced that will contribute to improve the sand beaches quality.</p>
},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027312239800818X},
	author = {Mendes, B. and Urbano, P. and Alves, C. and Morais, J and Lapa, N. and Oliveira, J. F.}
}
