Enhancement of Cr6+ removal by Aspergillus niger RH19 using a biofermenter

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1873-1881

  Faryal, Rani ^a   Yusuf, Maria ^b   Munir, Kiran ^b   Tahir, Faheem ^c   Hameed, Abdul ^b  

^a Johar Campus ^*  (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 47249151902     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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