Fungi in drinking water are involved in the production of tastes and odours in water. Health problems are possible, originating from mycotoxins, animal pathogens and allergies. This report concerns the surveillance of mesophilic fungi in tap water and assessment of their potential for causing problems. The methods for the determination of the filamentous fungi (ff) were filtering, swabbing and ...

La eficacia antifúngica de los extractos acuosos mesocarpio coco (Cocos nucifera L.) (EAC) y el quitosano comercial (QC) aplicados manera individual en combinación se evaluó contra Rhizopus stolonifer términos crecimiento micelial, esporulación germinación las esporas, así como la obtención modelos primario dos temperaturas almacenamiento (15-25 ºC). aplicación EAC al 10% redujo significativame...

BACKGROUND Oregano essential oil (EO) was incorporated into film-forming dispersions (FFDs) based on biopolymers (chitosan and/or methylcellulose) at two different concentrations. The effect of the application of the FFDs was evaluated on tomato plants (cultivar Micro-Tom) at three different stages of development, and on pre-harvest and postharvest applications on tomato fruit. RESULTS The ap...