ISCO Council member Larissa Montas Bravo was a lead author of a recently published article focused on pathogenic fungi in beach sand and marine water. 

This is an emerging topic in Europe and the US; a unique aspect of the study was the use of high incubation temperatures and specific media targeting fungi with the capacity to cause systemic infection.

Please click on the following link to download a copy of the paper: A case for monitoring fungi of clinical relevance at beaches