Rapid isolation and identification of fungi from bottled water production system

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Autor(a) principal: Machado, A. Patrícia
Data de Publicação: 2004
Outros Autores: Lima, Nelson
Tipo de documento: Artigo de conferência
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/35580
Resumo: Analyses of fungi by conventional methods are time consuming. At least two weeks are required for growth and identification of even the most rapidly growing fungi. Where initial contamination levels may be very low as in bottled water, it is difficult to obtain representative samples using traditional sampling and isolation techniques. The major problem report by bottlers is the failure to detect contaminations during routine quality control analysis. The fungi manifests in the bottles when the product has reached the retailer, exactly the point of maximum exposure to the consumer. One way to avoid these problems is to decrease the time of fungal incubation using modified media. In order to adapt the existing mycological media, Penicillium brevicompactum was used to spike bottled water. The recovery of viable fungal was determined. Modifications in strength of Neopeptone Glucose Rose Bengal Aureomycin Agar were assessed. The fluorescent dyes (e.g. calcofluor white) and other substrates for specific enzymatic activities were also used as potentially diagnostic supplements.
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spelling Rapid isolation and identification of fungi from bottled water production systemCiências Naturais::Ciências BiológicasCiências Agrárias::Biotecnologia Agrária e AlimentarAnalyses of fungi by conventional methods are time consuming. At least two weeks are required for growth and identification of even the most rapidly growing fungi. Where initial contamination levels may be very low as in bottled water, it is difficult to obtain representative samples using traditional sampling and isolation techniques. The major problem report by bottlers is the failure to detect contaminations during routine quality control analysis. The fungi manifests in the bottles when the product has reached the retailer, exactly the point of maximum exposure to the consumer. One way to avoid these problems is to decrease the time of fungal incubation using modified media. In order to adapt the existing mycological media, Penicillium brevicompactum was used to spike bottled water. The recovery of viable fungal was determined. Modifications in strength of Neopeptone Glucose Rose Bengal Aureomycin Agar were assessed. The fluorescent dyes (e.g. calcofluor white) and other substrates for specific enzymatic activities were also used as potentially diagnostic supplements.EU project QLK1-CT-2002-70843Universidade do MinhoMachado, A. PatríciaLima, Nelson2004-052004-05-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjectapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/35580enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:49:36Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/35580Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:48:06.377822Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Rapid isolation and identification of fungi from bottled water production system
spellingShingle Rapid isolation and identification of fungi from bottled water production system
Machado, A. Patrícia
Ciências Naturais::Ciências Biológicas
Ciências Agrárias::Biotecnologia Agrária e Alimentar
title_short Rapid isolation and identification of fungi from bottled water production system
title_full Rapid isolation and identification of fungi from bottled water production system
title_fullStr Rapid isolation and identification of fungi from bottled water production system
title_full_unstemmed Rapid isolation and identification of fungi from bottled water production system
title_sort Rapid isolation and identification of fungi from bottled water production system
author Machado, A. Patrícia
author_facet Machado, A. Patrícia
Lima, Nelson
author_role author
author2 Lima, Nelson
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Machado, A. Patrícia
Lima, Nelson
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Ciências Naturais::Ciências Biológicas
Ciências Agrárias::Biotecnologia Agrária e Alimentar
topic Ciências Naturais::Ciências Biológicas
Ciências Agrárias::Biotecnologia Agrária e Alimentar
description Analyses of fungi by conventional methods are time consuming. At least two weeks are required for growth and identification of even the most rapidly growing fungi. Where initial contamination levels may be very low as in bottled water, it is difficult to obtain representative samples using traditional sampling and isolation techniques. The major problem report by bottlers is the failure to detect contaminations during routine quality control analysis. The fungi manifests in the bottles when the product has reached the retailer, exactly the point of maximum exposure to the consumer. One way to avoid these problems is to decrease the time of fungal incubation using modified media. In order to adapt the existing mycological media, Penicillium brevicompactum was used to spike bottled water. The recovery of viable fungal was determined. Modifications in strength of Neopeptone Glucose Rose Bengal Aureomycin Agar were assessed. The fluorescent dyes (e.g. calcofluor white) and other substrates for specific enzymatic activities were also used as potentially diagnostic supplements.
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