Characterization of musty odor producing actinomycetes in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Shamsol Anuar, Nurul Syahirah, Utsumi, Motoo, Sugiura, Norio, Zakaria, Zuriati, Othman, Nor'Azizi, Iwamoto, Koji, Goto, Masafumi, Hara, Hirofumi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61119/1/KojiIwamoto2015_CharacterizationOfMustyOdorProducingActinomycetes.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61119/

The presence of geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB) becomes an increasing concern as they are known to cause earthy or musty odor in freshwater environments. Geosmin and 2-MIB outbreaks in Malaysia are not well understood and since Malaysia has a stable temperature throughout the year, no informa...