Transformation and tolerance of tellurite by filamentous fungi: Accumulation, reduction, and volatilization

Mycological Research

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 299-305

  Gharieb, Mohammed M ^a   Kierans, Martin ^b   Gadd, Geoffrey M ^b  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; TELLURIUM; TOLERANCE;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SP.; ILEX COOKII; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM;

EID: 0033065147     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756298007102     Document Type: Article

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