Influence of heavy-metals toxicity on the growth of Phanerochaete chrysosporium

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-90

  Falih, Abdullah M ^a  

^a Teachers College at Riyadh   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Heavy metals; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Pollution; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; FUNGI; GROWTH KINETICS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ACCUMULATION OF METALS; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MYCELIUM; PHANEROCHAETE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM;

EID: 0031127684     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(96)00177-0     Document Type: Article

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