Role of fungal mycelium in the formation of carbonate concretions in growing media-an investigation by SEM and synchrotron-based X-ray tomographic microscopy

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 442-450

  Masaphy, S ^a,b   Zabari, L ^a   Pastrana, J ^c   Dultz, S ^c  

^a MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcification; Growing media; Microstructure; Morchella; SEM; X ray tomographic microscopy

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION; CARBONATE; CONCRETION; FUNGUS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; MORCHELLA;

EID: 70349824104     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450903060798     Document Type: Article

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