Solubilization of natural gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) and the formation of calcium oxalate by Aspergillus niger and Serpula himantioides

Mycological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 825-830

  Gharieb, Mohammed M ^a   Sayer, Jacqueline A ^b   Gadd, Geoffrey M ^b  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXALIC ACID; PH; PLANT NUTRITION; PRECIPITATION; SOLUBILIZATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; SERPULA HIMANTIOIDES;

EID: 0031871965     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756297005510     Document Type: Article

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