Polyamine biosynthesis in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus exposed to lead

Mycological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 486-488

  Zarb, J ^a   Walters, D R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PAXILLUS INVOLUTUS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0344441096     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-7562(96)80147-X     Document Type: Article

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