Physiological effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on conidia of the entomopathogenic fungus, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes)

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1592-1597

  Gorczyca, Anna ^a   Kasprowicz, Marek J ^a   Lemek, Tadeusz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carboxylated multi walled carbon nanotubes; Conidia; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Paecilomyces fumosoroseus

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; BIOMASS GROWTH; CONIDIA; CYTOTOXIC; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; HYPHOMYCETES; LINEAR GROWTH; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

FUNGI;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS SPORE; PAECILOMYCES; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOMASS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PAECILOMYCES; SPORES, FUNGAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952564927     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520903263603     Document Type: Article

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