Effects of aluminium in acid streams on growth and sporulation of aquatic hyphomycetes

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 289-298

  Chamier, Anne Carole ^a,b   Tipping, Edward ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Achandunie House Ardross   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid streams; Aluminium; Aquatic hyphomycetes; Fungal metabolism; Hyphal growth patterns

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATE; POLYGALACTURONASE;

ACIDIFICATION; ALUMINIUM; AQUATIC FUNGI; MYCELIAL GROWTH; SPORULATION;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; HYPHOMYCETES; MYCELIUM; SPOROGENESIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULACEAE; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES;

EID: 0030863834     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00054-7     Document Type: Article

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