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Occurrence of filamentous fungi in drinking water: their role on fungal-bacterial biofilm formation |
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| Authors: | Tiago Barros Afonso Lúcia Chaves Simões Nelson Lima |
| Affiliation: | 1. Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India;2. Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, SPPU, Pune 411007, India;3. Bioinformatics Centre, SPPU, Pune 411007, India;4. Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India;1. Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel;2. Department of Microbiology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain;1. Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;1. School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan;2. Kochi University, Kochi, Japan |
| Abstract: | Water is indispensable to life and safe and accessible supply must be available to all. The presence of microorganisms is a threat to this commitment. Biofilms are the main reservoir of microorganisms inside water distribution systems and they are extremely ecologically diverse. Filamentous fungi and bacteria can coexist inside these systems forming inter-kingdom biofilms. This review has the goal of summarizing the most relevant and recent reports on the occurrence of filamentous fungi in water distribution systems along with the current knowledge and gaps about filamentous fungal biofilm formation. Special focus is given on fungal-bacterial interactions in water biofilms. |
| Keywords: | Drinking water Fungi Bacteria Biofilms Fungal-bacterial interactions |
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