Fungal volatilization of arsenic and antimony and the sudden infant death syndrome

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 261-265

  Pearce, R B ^a   Callow, Maureen E ^a   Macaskie, Lynne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimony; Arsenic; Biotransformation; Cot death; Fungus; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; VOLATILIZATION;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGI; HUMANS; INFANT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; VOLATILIZATION;

FUNGI; PHAEOLUS SCHWEINITZII; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS;

EID: 0032518809     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00533-8     Document Type: Article

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