Yeasts and filamentous fungi in drinking water

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Abstract
The mycoflora of chlorinated drinking water has been examined. Of 38 samples, 50 % and 81 % were yeast and filamentous fungi contaminated respectively. The concentrations ranged between 1 and 28 yeasts per litre and between 2 and 65 filamentous fungi per litre. The genus Candida was the most representative for the yeast population, while the three genera Penicillimn, Asperqillus and Rhizopus represented around the half of isolated fungi strains. From a limited number of samples no correlations were found between total bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi and chlorine.