Cunninghamella echinulata a new biosorbent of metal ions from polluted water in Egypt

Mycologia

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1183-1189

  El Morsy, El Sayed M ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alkali treated; Biosorption; Copper; Free and immobilized biomass; Lead; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; FUNGUS; HEAVY METAL; WASTEWATER;

AFRICA; DAQAHLIYA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CUNNINGHAMELLA; CUNNINGHAMELLA ECHINULATA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; HYPOCREA KONINGII; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA KONINGII;

EID: 13144278355     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2005.11832866     Document Type: Article

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