Degradation and transformation of humic substances by saprotrophic fungi: processes and mechanisms

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 179-189

  Grinhut, Tzafrir ^a   Hadar, Yitzhak ^a   Chen, Yona ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Basidiomycetes; Humic acid; Humic acid molecular structure; Humic substances; Litter decomposing fungi; Organic matter; White rot fungi

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 36549027884     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2007.09.003     Document Type: Review

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