At the occasion of 20 years of study of microbiology at the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, a special event was organized. At this occasion N. Gunde - Cimerman gave an invited talk, due to her status as the most productive Slovenian microbiologist working on the field of microbial ecology. She presented her research work on extremophilic fungi, including fungi isolated from dishwashers, and emphasized the intertwinement of research and pedagogic work.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 31079641Dishwashers were presented as breeding ground of opportunistic pathogenic fungi, particularly black yeasts of the genus Exophiala. Conditions in the dishwasher are becoming due due to ecological constraints increasingly mild, consequentially causing particularly enrichment of thermotolerant pathogenic species and deminishing the number of mesophilic, competitive species.
F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)
COBISS.SI-ID: 30430681The contribution describes the spreading of black yeasts in dishwashers and physiological limits that determine their growth and spreading, both on liquid and solid media. Only by determination of their physiological boundaries we can influence or prevent their growth and look for relevant solutions for technical improvements of dishwashers.
F.07 Improvements to an existing product
COBISS.SI-ID: 600360