Phosphate solubilization by Penicillium spp. isolated from soil samples of Indian Himalayan region

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-102

  Pandey, Anita ^a   Das, Namrata ^a   Kumar, Bhavesh ^a   Rinu, K ^a   Trivedi, Pankaj ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Himalaya; Penicillium; Phosphatase; Phosphate solubilization

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHOSPHATES; SOILS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY; INDIAN HIMALAYAN REGION; PHOSPHATE SOLUBILIZATION; QUALITATIVE PLATE ASSAYS;

FUNGI;

PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM OXALICUM;

EID: 38649106445     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9444-1     Document Type: Article

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