Production of catalases by Aspergillus niger isolates as a response to pollutant stress by heavy metals

Current Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 175-179

  Bučková, Maria ^a   Godočíková, Jana ^a   Šimonovičová, Alexandra ^b   Polek, Bystrík ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CATALASE; COAL; COPPER ION; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ISOENZYME; MERCURY; NITRATE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EXTRACT; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS SPORE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES; SPOROGENESIS; STIMULATION; STRESS; TOXICITY;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 20044363468     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-004-4458-5     Document Type: Article

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